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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

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Very Low Gfr

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Dr. Hardik Sanghvi MD

it was 111 and GFR 60 as it always been is this a problem ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) I don't understand everyone in our family has a GFR of 60 it is the standard... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Hardik Sanghvi ( Hematologist)
Dr. Abhijit Sonawane MD

I have stage 4 kidney disease, my creatine is high. potassium and phosphus is high also my bun, my GFR is 7.7 what can I do to increase my GFR. I am not on dialysis ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Abhijit Sonawane ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Noble Zachariah MD

I am 66 years old. I have Creatinine count of 177 and a GFR of 38. I do not have any swelling of ... get GFR to progress lower ( as reassured by my doctor), I still have this fear of having to face ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Noble Zachariah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Ronald Schubert MD

[I have a BUN of 27, eGFR of 41, BUN/creat ration of 21.1. My HCP says not to worry, I just need to watch my BP, drink lots of fluid and continue with my ACE inhibitor Lisinopril (because that drug causes changes in egfr... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ronald Schubert ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.    Muhammad Sareer Khalil MD

I have just had a low gfr reading. This was the morning after a large meal with high protein value and also 5 glasses of wine. Could this have been why my reading was low ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Ajit Srivastava MD

thought about GFR before!! I try to drink enough water but often fall very short on this. Could ... last year have had a lower GFR 43. Creatinine has been mildly up but in the normal range. I went to... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ajit Srivastava ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.   Parth Goswami MD

discharge papers and they included the blood results. I’m very concerned as my GFR is 59 and my creatinine is 1.06. My GFR was marked low and creatinine high. I’m so scared as I’m only 36 with... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Parth Goswami ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Akhtarhusian GHAUSI MD

. I know that having a high gfr is better than low because my kidneys are not failing however I am ...I am a 28 year old white female with a gfr of 144.9. My recent hemoglobin a1c was 6.2 and my tsh ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian GHAUSI ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Matthew J. Mangat MD

I have noticed my gfr drop. Should I automatically assume kidney failure? Age 52. Weight 170 Height 5 4 . Past two years have experienced seditary life style do to low energy and loss of appitite. Is ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Matthew J. Mangat ( Urologist)
Dr.  Vishal Vadgama MD

: The eGFR fell from 48 to 24--a drop of 50% in one month./ For almost 2 years my GFR had varfied by 10 ... (0.5 tablet) daily. How will stopping this medicagton help my GFR? ... View answer

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