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What Your Kidney Function Test Results Mean

Your kidney function test results are a measure of how well your kidneys are working to filter your blood and remove excess water and waste from the body. For example, the estimated glomerular ...
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Dear Doctor: How does blood test eGFR number reflect kidney function, and what range is ‘normal’?

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 73-year-old female. A recent blood test returned an eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate) of 59. My physician’s nurse told me that the test was normal. When I asked her ...
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New study finds normal kidney function may hide early disease risk

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered that even slight abnormalities in kidney function—within the normal ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Point-of-care creatinine devices to assess kidney function before CT imaging with intravenous contrast

Point-of-care (POC) creatinine devices allow rapid measurement of creatinine levels and calculation of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). This can show whether the kidneys are working ...