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What Are The Symptoms Of Stage 5 Kidney Failure?
Question: If the renal function of an elderly person continues to deteriorate to the point whereby the estimated GFR is 28, the creatinine is 204 umol/L and the urea is 34.0 mmol/L then would this be likely to be classified as Stage 5 kidney failure or end stage renal failure?
Brief Answer:
Severe Kidney failure stage 4
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX
Welcome to Healthcaremagic.
I understand your concern and query.After going through the lab values you mentioned, shows that the patient is in stage 4 kidney failure.
Glomerular filtration rate has dropped to 28, and if it goes below 15,it goes to stage 5 kidney failure or End stage renal failure alongwith changes in other lab values too.
Hope i answered your query.Feel free to ask more and discuss on the same.
Dr.Moumita XXXXXXX
Severe Kidney failure stage 4
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX
Welcome to Healthcaremagic.
I understand your concern and query.After going through the lab values you mentioned, shows that the patient is in stage 4 kidney failure.
Glomerular filtration rate has dropped to 28, and if it goes below 15,it goes to stage 5 kidney failure or End stage renal failure alongwith changes in other lab values too.
Hope i answered your query.Feel free to ask more and discuss on the same.
Dr.Moumita XXXXXXX
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