Creatinine CKD-EPI per 1.73 sq metres

[Nackapan]

Does this mean anything to anyone?.

It was on my recent blood results.

Result above 90 ml/min

No 'in range stated

Is this something to do with kidneys and urine output??

I wonder why my Gp put this on my form??

Our surgery with new management now require a form every time you want a print out of results. It then can take up to 30 days to get them. I had to queue on the phone again to ask for them. Thrn go and collect them signing agsin

Quire ridiculous as if they haven't enough admin. I used to just ask at one stage you had to pay £2 then that stopped .

Have got the app. But only has last 6 months then csnt view??

I do not call this progress

[Gambit62 Administrator]

CKD is an acronym for chronic kidney disease and creatinine is a marker, along with MMA.In B12 deficiency both will be elevated. In CKD the ratio will have changed. Don't really have any idea what the rest of the test name means. FlipperTD may be able to help.

[nellie237]

Hi Nackapan,

Yes it is kidneys, and >90 is exactly where you want to be. 😀 . eGFR is the estimated rate that your kidneys are filtering based on creatinine level. This result tells you that your kidneys are functioning at over 90%. It does not tell you whether you have protein in your urine.

It is doubtful that GP's even look at results where eGFR is greater than 60, ( I've seen quite a few posts where people have attached their results where the cut off is >60) and a lot of patients don't get told until lower than that, so, a very good to keep an eye on it.

Is your app via Patientaccess/Emis or NHS app? My online records via Patientaccess go back to 2007 (dx Hypothyroid then), and I doubt there are many prior to that.

[Nackapan in reply to nellie237]

Thank you. I've got the NHS app

[helvella]

Might help?

About eGFR

GFR is Glomerular Filtration Rate and it is a key indicator of renal function. eGFR is estimated GFR and is a mathematically derived entity based on a patient’s serum creatinine level, age, sex and race. This is usually calculated by the laboratory analysing the blood sample and reported along with the serum creatinine result. A number of recognised and well-validated formulae have been used for this purpose including the MDRD and CKD-EPI equations. “Normal” GFR is usually >90 ml/min/1.73m2. (Note the correction for body surface area “per 1.73m2” which is important for certain patient groups, e.g. amputees, extremes of body habitus.) It is best to follow the locally calculated eGFR if possible although one can be calculated using an eGFR calculator.

ukkidney.org/health-profess...

[Nackapan in reply to helvella]

Thankyou . Perhaps it was just added as on frequent b12 injections or just age ?

[helvella in reply to Nackapan]

eGFR (however calculated) is pretty commonly added in - regardless age or anything else, it seems.

CKD-EPI (Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration) is a very unsatisfactory way of expressing the use of one formula rather than another.