Short Name: GFR
Sample required: Serum
Result Time: 1 Days
Albumin Excretion Rate (AER) is a measure or estimate of the quantity of microalbumin in urine. The CKD-EPI equation for non-African American individuals is used to calculate the estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR). To estimate the GFR for African Americans, multiply the provided GFR result by 1.16. The CKD-EPI equation is validated in individuals 18 years of age and older. It is less accurate in patients with extremes of muscle mass, restriction of dietary protein, ingestion of creatine, extra-renal metabolism of creatinine, or treatment with medications that affect renal tubular creatinine secretion.