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GFR - Creatinine Clearance

Results and Values

What do the test results mean?

The healthy range of glomerular filtration rates for creatinine clearance is as follows:

males, 97 to 137 milliliters/minute (mL/min)

females, 88 to 128 mL/min

Abnormally low glomerular filtration rates may suggest:

acute tubular necrosis, which is kidney failure caused by damage to the kidney's tubules

heart failure

dehydration, which means the body lacks fluids

glomerulonephritis, which is an inflammation of the parts of the kidney that filter the blood

not having enough blood flow to the kidneys

shock, which is a life-threatening condition in which blood pressure falls too low to support life

obstructive uropathy, a kidney disease caused by blockage of the kidney's drainage tubes

acute nephrotic syndrome, where the kidneys stop being able to perform their filtering role

acute kidney failure

other types of kidney disease

Wilms tumor, a cancer of the kidneys generally seen in infants and young children

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