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 ...
Kidney function tests in the normal range can still signal risk if low for age and sex A Swedish study analyzed over 1.1 million adults using age- and sex-specific eGFR charts Adults below the 25th ...
The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is a blood test to assess kidney function. The formula for calculating eGFR takes the patient’s body size, age, and sex into account to predict how well ...
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