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What method is used to calculate egfr?
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Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation
serum creatinine
age
gender
ethnicity
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What May invalidate the use of the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation to calculate a patients eGFR
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Pregnancy
muscle mass - amputees
Eating red meat 12 hours before the sample being taken
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CKD staging
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eGFR >90
with evidence of kidney damage - such as proteinuria and hematurea / abnormal UE such as hyperkalemia
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60-90
some sign of kidney damage (if kidney tests* are normal, there is no CKD)
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45-59 ml/min
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30-44 ml/min
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15-29 ml/min
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Less than 15 ml/min, established kidney failure - dialysis or a kidney transplant may be needed
