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Calculating the GFR number : Instructions
Kidney Function Calculator for Adults
Kidney Function Calculator for Children
WHAT IS ESTIMATED GFR (eGFR)?
Estimated GFR (eGFR) is an indispensable tool for day-to-day clinical nephrology that helps your medical team track the “blood-cleansing” segment of your kidney function.
Find below, separate Estimated GFR (eGFR) Calculators for adult and paediatric CKD patients and monitor your own kidney function yourself. These are based on the formulae recommended for the respective segments based on clinical accuracy.
POINTS TO REMEMBER
1. All fields marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory.
2. Please check the “units” of the values that you put in respective fields. For instance,
1 foot | = 33 centimetres |
1 inch | = 2.54 centimetres |
1 metre | = 100 centimetres |
So for a child who is say, 4 feet 3 inches tall, enter the height as [4 feet X 33] + [3 inches X 2.54] = 139.62 centimetres
Reference Range:
NOTE:
1. End-Stage Renal Failure (ESRD) does not automatically mean your kidneys have stopped functioning altogether. ESRD represents the stage where medicines alone cannot help unwell kidneys with the cleaning of blood wastes adequately. Renal replacement therapies namely Dialysis and/or Kidney Transplant become mandatory for the purpose.
2. A GFR below 5ml/min means your native kidneys have stopped functioning completely. This medical name for this condition is Renal Shutdown. It is an emergency situation where the patient needs to be stabilized & started on dialysis on an urgent basis to reverse the situation & ensure survival.