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As my dad doesn't have a proper health insurance, we are trying to minimize the trips to physician. he lost his appetite by almost 50%. his creatinine is 1.34. and egfr of 51. everything else in renal panel is within the range. what tests should he go thr

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Lab: anemia work up ( cbc with diff, iron trans sat.); Liver Function test, Vitamin D levels, lipid profile ( fasting) and blood glucose ( fasting) and HbA1C.

Answered 8/27/2015

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A member asked:

As my dad doesn't have a proper health insurance, we are trying to minimize the trips to physician. he lost his appetite by almost 50%. his creatinine is 1.34. and egfr of 51. everything else in renal panel is within the range. what tests should he go thr

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Ashu Syal answered

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