The stages of chronic kidney disease ckd your gfr number tells you how much kidney function you have as kidney disease gets worse the gfr number goes down.
Chronic kidney disease gfr ranges.
Glomerular filtration rate gfr gfr or glomerular filtration rate shows how much blood your kidneys filter in 1 minute.
Your doctor will want to investigate the cause of your kidney disease and continue to check your kidney function to help plan your treatment.
A egfr below 60 for three months or more or a egfr above 60 with kidney damage marked by high levels of albumin in your urine indicates chronic kidney disease.
This is good news because if ckd is caught early medicines and lifestyle changes may help slow its progress and keep you feeling your best for as long as possible.
A gfr of less than 60 may mean you have kidney disease.
Five stages of chronic kidney disease.
Instead kidney disease often progresses slowly over a period of years.
The formula to calculate gfr includes body size age sex and ethnicity.
A gfr of 60 or more is in the normal range.
A patient is said to have chronic kidney disease ckd if they have abnormalities of kidney function or structure present for more than 3 months.
About chronic kidney disease ckd with chronic kidney disease the kidneys don t usually fail all at once.