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For what length of time can my dad live with 10% kidney function when he refuses dialysis and transplant?
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Life expectancy: Tough question. A person can survive on 10% kidney function for a long time if managed aggressively with medical treatment. The caveat here is what caused the 90% loss of function? Under most circumstances, any fall below 10% creates a cascade effect that accelerates function loss to 0 and death and this can happen very quickly. I am being vague because i need more info to answer accurately.
Answered 6/26/2013
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