Nephrology/Expert Profile

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• Knowledgeability 9.95
• Clarity of Response 9.94
• Timeliness 10.0
• Politeness 9.97

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User	Date	K	C	T	P	Comments
Jan	06/18/08	10	10	10	10
Jan	06/17/08	10	10	10	10	Dear Dr. Falkinburg: Thank you so much .....
Cindy	05/14/08	10	10	10	10	Thank you Dr. Falkenburg. You are a .....
cameron	05/11/08	10	10	10	10	Thank you very much, I feel much .....
Dax	05/06/08	10	10	10	10	thanks for this concise, clearly written & .....

Recent Answers from Newell R. Falkinburg, M.D., FACP

2009-03-05 eGFR score of 50:

Dear Philip, This GFR estimation is abnormal and you need to follow up with a 24 hour urine collection to directly calculate the creatinine clearance which gives a more reliable measurement of GFR.

2008-06-15 Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate:

Dear Jan, The estimated GFR is low and suggests some form of kidney disease. However, that test is oftem inaccurate and neeeds to be confirmed or refuted by a 24 hour urine collection for determination

2008-06-14 eGFR and high ANA:

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2008-06-13 Urine test:

Dear Cindy, A kidney disease called diabetic nephropathy often complicates long standing diabetes. This is probably what your doctor is looking for. Protein in the urine (proteinuria) and blood

2008-05-12 kidney removal:

Dear Michelle, In general, one can be totally healthy with 20% of one kidney. One becomes ill from kidney failure when the overall kidney function falls to less than 10% of normal. The message is