Why did I not get an eGFR result on my last bloodwork ?
Why did I not get an eGFR result on my last bloodwork ?
eGFR is short for estimated glomerular filtration rate. Your eGFR is a number based on your blood test for creatinine, a waste product in your blood. It tells how well your kidneys are working.
But its a calculated result
IE eGFR is estimated GFR calculated by the abbreviated MDRD equation : 186 x (Creatinine/88.4)-1.154 x (Age)-0.203 x (0.742 if female) x (1.210 if black).
with a creatinine level of 1.2 mg/dl at 51 years Old and White Male my eGFR is 68 ml/min/1.73m2
An eGFR below 60 mL/min/1.73m2 suggests that some kidney damage has occurred.
Here is an online calculator you can use for free
https://ukidney.com/nephrology-resources/egfr-calculator
Or yes you can ” pay” the Lab to tell you this..
That is the reason, you work it out yourself.. or you can pay someone else to do that.. up to you.
If someone has an eGFR result that is “severely impaired” or very high BUN level I would recommend they go back and get a full Renal Function Panel
Electrolytes and anion gap
Sodium
Potassium
Chloride
Bicarbonate
Phosphorus
Calcium
Albumin
Urea/BUN and BUN/creatine ratio
Creatinine
Glucose
If you have a slightly elevated BUN then I recommend you consider 4 gm of astragalus a day at least until your next Blood work panel
Victor Black
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