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How To Read Egfr

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Dr. Namala Bharadwaj MD

egfr came back 56. The er doc said nothing about this number but when I got a copy of my lab report this wason there. The rest of the chem panal was normal for kidney . I read where the low number for ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Namala Bharadwaj ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Uday Nath Sahoo MD

is prognosis?actually, I mis-read the results. Her eGFR is 6.02before the blood work was done they ... kidney function just had blood taken with the results of eGFR 7.29, BUN 58, CREATININ 6.6. She is ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Uday Nath Sahoo ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Michelle Gibson James MD

I have stage 3 kidney disease (BUN 34, creatinine 191, eGFR 38) and my primary care doctor wants me to start Lipitor for my cholesterol (210). I take allopurinol for gout, but no other prescription ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

Is creatine , egfr and urea part of a full bloid count? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

just received liver enzyme test results in mail AST U/L (76) ALT U/L (50) HOW MUCH TROUBLE AM I IN?also kidney creatinine (1.33) eGFR (56) ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Abhishek Kumar MD

My urea nitrogen came back high 28. Avg 7-25 My creatinine came back high. 1.15. Avg 0.60-0.88 Egfr 44. Avg OR=60. 0000 Egfr. 51avg OR=60. 0000 Bun/creatine ratio. 24. avg 6-22. 0000 Sodium. 132. avg ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Abhishek Kumar ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Abhishek Kumar MD

I want amean to learn me how to read ECG ... View answer

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Dr.  Vishal Vadgama MD

I have been getting my blood drawn monthly for eGFR etc. The result on my last test was shocking: The eGFR fell from 48 to 24--a drop of 50% in one month./ For almost 2 years my GFR had varfied by 10 ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vishal Vadgama ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Anurag Shukla MD

. I have read that once eGFR diminishes, it cannot recover...Doctor, is it possible that I don t yet have kidney disease? And is it possible for eGFR to improve? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anurag Shukla ( Nephrologist)
Dr. Ashaq Parrey MD

My recent bloodwork showed my EGFR NON African American number at 59. My creatinine 1.3, my albumin 4.5.. Is there a point where I should be worried about my kidney with such a low EGFR? Last years ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashaq Parrey ( General & Family Physician)