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Female, white, 40yr - kft sept creatinine 88 egfr 68, oct 92 & 62, nov 96 & 59, dec 99 & 56 and jan 100 & 55. referred to hosp, why and what to expect?

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Dr. Suresh Gupta answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

CKD RPGN: Rapid decline of egfr from 68 in september to 55 in january, in a young 40 years old, suggestive of rapid progressive glomerulo-nephropathy rpgn . Needs, immidiate attention, although life threatening, but treatable. Please seek help.

Answered 6/8/2013

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Kidney Function Test: A creatinine value above 20 is typocally considered abnormal. It appears that you have had some kind of renal impairment for over a decade and your doctor is sending you to hospital to have a thorough evaluation, which will probably include a series of imaging studies, lab tests, and, possibly, a renal biopsy, to determine the underlying pathology and recommend a plan of action.

Answered 3/10/2013

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