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EGFR Non-Afri. American

what is this test for? Can anyone help me out here? because everything I look up on the computer is
Scary stuff !

oh ya, my ACE is also elevated. Do they go hand in hand?
Thanks in advance. A bit concerned about the EGFR test...should I be? Give it to me straight guys...what's that test for?

Thanks,
~Tonya
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Sorry forgot to add, if it is glomerular rate, it is measuring your kidney function.

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Hey, good to see you around.  Could it be estimated glomerular filtration rate?  What part of your blood work was it in?  What was the value?  

Hope things are going well,
Karen
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