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If my gfr stays in low 40s and cr is high but i have no protein in urine does that mean i don't have ckd or does that mean the kd isn't bad yet?

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Dr. John Hanna answered

Stage 2-3: You have kidney disease. You just did not have significant amounts of protein in the urine at that sample. Egfr.

Answered 11/23/2013

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A member asked:

If my gfr stays in low 40s and cr is high but i have no protein in urine does that mean i don't have ckd or does that mean the kd isn't bad yet?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. John Hanna answered

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