“What is the way to confirm chronic kidney disease in a patient?”
My mother is 76 years old and has had a history of diabetes for the last 37 years. Her creatinine levels are high and at about 5.33. Is she moving towards chronic kidney disease?
9 Answers
If her cr levels are high and now 5.33, she has stage 5 CKD.
If the creatinine is not under management, she is going to start dialysis.
Lab
Check urine protein and get renal ultrasound
Yes, based on the creatinine value, she may have a very advanced kidney disease and needs an evaluation with a nephrologist as soon as possible.
A normal creatinine for her is around 0.8 to 1.2 mg/dL or so. A creatinine of 5.3 suggests severe kidney disease and she must see a nephrologist asap. It is difficult to tell whether it is reversible or not with the limited information we have.
She already has advanced CKD at stage 5
Yes. With creatinine 5, you have severe, chronic kidney disease.
Yes, based on her Cr, she is in CKD 5- nearing dialysis.
