Kidney Glomerular Filtration Gfr. Your doctor can calculate it from the results of your blood creatinine test your age body size and gender. Your gfr tells your doctor your stage of kidney disease and helps the doctor plan your.
In other words the filtration rate is dependent on the. Your doctor can calculate it from the results of your blood creatinine test your age body size and gender. The national kidney foundation recommends using the ckd epi creatinine equation 2009 to estimate gfr.
Gfr as a measure for kidney function gfr glomerular filtration rate is equal to the total of the filtration rates of the functioning nephrons in the kidney.
Secondary active transport in the nephron. Glomerular filtration rate is 90 120 ml min approx. Calculators use our gfr calculators to estimate gfr for adults or children. Describe glomerular filtration rate gfr and net filtration pressure nfp predict specific factors that will increase or decrease gfr.