High creatinine level

2018-02-07 14:30:46
My father has creatinine level of 5.9 . What treatment and care should we take? How long can we avoid dialysis or kidney transplant.
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Renal failure may be acute or chronic and may be due to medical or surgical causes.treatment of the cause and harmful effect is the treatment of the renal failure. decision of dialysis/transplant depends on many factors.consult a nephroligist.

Answered2018-02-09 15:40:06

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