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My mother 's eGFR is decreasing?
My mother (59 years old) did a KFT, EGFR is 55 serum creatinine is 1.10, urea serum 15, Albumin Creatinine ratio/ urin 2.58. she has BP and Cholesterol and diabetes.her GFR was 70 six months back.she took some painkillers for sciatica. Is this CKD?please advise
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Dr. Harsha M V
Nephrology
7 yrs exp
Bangalore
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She might have early diabetic kidney disease. eGFR declines by 1ml/min per year in a normal individual too.
So as of now avoid all pain killers. Check her urine for protein leak. keep blood sugars and blood pressure under control. Recheck creatinine after a month.
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Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan
Nephrologist/Renal Specialist
7 yrs exp
Alappuzha
Egfr is calculated with creatinine and age. Her creatinine may hav slightly increased right down due to medications/infections/diabetes. Hence, egfr has decreased. Painkillers may hav contributed. To classify as ckd, we need to check creatinine again after few weeks. Any increase in creatinine which persists for more than 3 months is called ckd.
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