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Does hydration affect egfr rate?

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Maybe if very ill: If a person is either mildly under-hydrated because he hadn't drank much fluids that day, normally hydrated, or mildly over-hydrated because he had drank a lot of fluids, his kidneys still should be working normally, so his blood test to estimate his GFR should still be valid. If a person is very ill, and has quite abnormal hydration, his abnormal blood test results may not reflect his usual gfr.

Answered 9/20/2016

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Not usually: If you are dehydrated to the extent of being sick from it, it usually does not affect eGFR. However, it is a good idea to drink plenty of water the morning of the test.

Answered 4/9/2019

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