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Beacuse my gfr appers to be 72. shoudn't it be 90 or over 90 for my age of 49yrs?

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Dr. Harold Fields answered

A GFR of 72 is satisfactory. Good Luck

Dr Rhoads agreed

Answered 3/27/2021

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