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Creatinine and egfr value
My father has creatinine level 1.1 and he is 60 years old and egfr value is 73. My grandfather passed away due to kidney failure. I am attaching the report with it. Kindly guide. My question is can my father get the same kidney disease as my grandfather. My creatinine is 0.92 and egfr value is 119 at age 24. What is the probability my father and I will get the kidney disease from my grandfather?
The most important thing you need to understand is sugar and blood pressure are leading causes of kidney failure if they are uncontrolled then thier is high probability of getting a kidney disease and after 40 years of age the kidney function keeps falling down one ml every year in case of your father his gfr may be low but he's with in normal limits for his age
Next Steps
low salt diet ,45 mins of exercise every day ,0.5 to 0.6 gm protein would help you prevent disease
Health Tips
avoid painkiller and any other alternative nephrotoxic Medications
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