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EGFR Non-Afri. American

by tonyad, Nov 05, 2009 05:40PM

what is this test for? Can anyone help me out here? because everything I look up on the computer is
Scary stuff !

oh ya, my ACE is also elevated. Do they go hand in hand?
Thanks in advance. A bit concerned about the EGFR test...should I be? Give it to me straight guys...what's that test for?

Thanks,
~Tonya

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by kmil1999, Nov 06, 2009 01:04AM

To: tonyad

Hey, good to see you around. Could it be estimated glomerular filtration rate? What part of your blood work was it in? What was the value?

Hope things are going well,
Karen

by kmil1999, Nov 06, 2009 01:06AM

Sorry forgot to add, if it is glomerular rate, it is measuring your kidney function.

K

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