Bill wouldn't go to his doctor but did decided to have a kidney prolife done at the Sonora Quest lab nearby. Previously his GRF was jumping around from 42 - 55 (55 was previous reading). In yesterdays test the GFR shows 48. Didn't know if these results were good news or not - does it mean he has Albumin in his urine? Many thanks for help in understanding the results.
Kidney Profile*
Creatinine 1.32 0.60 - 1.50 mg/dL
GFR Estimated (Non-African
American)
48 L ≥60 mL/min/1.73m2
GFR Estimated (African American) 55 L ≥60 mL/min/1.73m2
Creatinine, Urine, Random 225 19 - 280 mg/dL
Urine Albumin, Random 25 Not Established mg/L
Urine Albumin/Urine Creatinine Ratio 11 ≤29 mg/g creat
*Kidney Profile: Albuminuria Categories in Chronic Kidney Disease
Urine Albumin/Urine Creatinine Ratio (mg/g Creatinine):
Normal/Mild Increase: <30 mg/g Creatinine
Moderately Increased: 30-300 mg/g Creatinine
Severely Increased: >300 mg/g Creatinine
Urine albumin and creatinine have high biological variation and may be affected by other
pathological and/or physiological events, to include age, sex, race, exercise, upright posture,
UTI, and septicemia. Patients with values between 30 and 300 mg/g should undergo
additional tests within 2 months to confirm albuminuria. Collect these additional samples 1-2
weeks apart, ideally as a first morning specimen. The elevation of 2 out of 3 of these
specimens is indicative of prolonged albuminuria.
Kidney Inter Supp. 2013;3:1-15