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Sudden drop in egfr
Got creatinine value of around 1.2 and egfr of 78 in january 2022,
Now in march 2022 got creatine of 1.38 and egfr of 65
Medicines taken inhaler, montelucast intermittently and once a week crocin
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Don't worry about the eGFR values. They are just gimmicks done by the laboratories. Creatinine has increased by 1.08 over 3 months, which has to be evaluated. This creatinine is a little on the higher side for your age. We can stop the creatinine increase only if we find out the cause
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