Why Is An EGFR Testing Advised?

Posted on Thu, 19 Jan 2017

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Question : Need blood work, ordered an eGFR. I am not familiar with it. What exactly is he looking for?

Answered by Dr. Vaddadi Suresh (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Estimated glomerular filtration rate

Detailed Answer:
Hi joiline,
Thanks for posting your query.

eGFR means estimated glomerular filtration rate.
This is done to estimate the kidney function and to grade the severity of kidney disease.

By calculating eGFR we also know how much dose of a drug can be given in the setting of kidney disease.

Hope I'm clear.

If there is anything else you need to know, please do not hesitate to post here.
All the best.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee