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what is the normal glomerular filtration rate gfr?
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Dr. Joseph Woods answered
28 years experience Pathology
About 100-130 mL/min: The normal range of GFR is about 100-130 ml/min/body surface area or 100-130 ml/min/1.73 square meters. This decreases over time after age 40, by about 0.4-1.2 ml/min/year.
Answered on Mar 12, 2018
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100 ML/min: Younger, male, and more muscular patients will tend to have a higher GFR while females, and older patients will have a lower gfr.
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