GFR
Kidney function number
GFR stands for glomerular filtration rate, a measure of how well the kidneys filter blood.
It estimates how much blood passes through the glomeruli—tiny filters in the kidneys—per minute.
Doctors use GFR to assess kidney function and stage chronic kidney disease: Her GFR dropped below 60, indicating moderate kidney disease.
function
Kidney's filtration unit
- glomerulusCapillary knot filtering blood
- creatinineMuscular metabolism waste compound
- ureaNitrogenous metabolic waste compound
- blood purificationRemoving contaminants from circulation
disease
Gradual renal function loss
- uremiaBlood toxicity from renal failure
- proteinuriaAbnormal urinary albumin levels
- nephritisRenal tissue inflammation
- dialysisMechanical blood filtration
nephron
Kidney's filtration unit
- glomerulusCapillary knot filtering blood
- creatinineMuscular metabolism waste compound
- ureaNitrogenous metabolic waste compound
chronic kidney disease
Gradual renal function loss
- uremiaBlood toxicity from renal failure
- proteinuriaAbnormal urinary albumin levels
- nephritisRenal tissue inflammation
creatinine clearance
Kidney waste-removal efficiency measure
- blood testsCBC, blood test, complete blood count, blood work, CMP
- kidney symptomshematuria, proteinuria, edema, flank pain, kidney pain
- kidneyskidney, nephron, nephrons, glomerulus, glomeruli
- Kidney Diseasechronic kidney disease, kidney failure, renal failure, kidney damage, kidney function
- urologyurologist, urology, bladder, kidney, kidneys
- kidney functionkidney, nephron, glomerulus, tubule, reabsorption
kidney health status
Loss of blood-filtering function