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Is Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) 48 dangerous? Should I be on medicine with GFR 48. GFR is the best test to measure your level of kidney function and determine your stage of kidney disease. Therefore, the lower GFR is, the worse kidney function is. From this aspect, you should be on medicine with GFR 48 to improve kidney function.
CKD Stage
| stage | description | GFR |
| at increased risk | risk factors for kidney disease(diabetes, high blood pressure, family history, older age and ethnic group) | more than 90 |
| 1 | kidney damage and normal GFR | more than 90 |
| 2 | kidney damage and mild decrease GFR | 60 to 89 |
| 3 | moderate decrease in GFR | 30 to 59 |
| 4 | severe decrease in GFR | 15 to 29 |
| 5 | kidney failure (dialysis or kidney transplant needed) | less than 15 |
From the above form, we can see GFR 48 means your kidney disease has been in stage 3 CKD. It is urgent for you to take treatment. If you do, you have a large chance to be reversible since CKD stage 3 still can be reversed. Well then which medicine can you take?
For CKD patients, they should brave enough to take new medicine and new therapies. Our specialized kidney disease hospital have innovated a new therapy through many years experiments and trials. It is called Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy which is on the basis of traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine. In addition, it is a systematic treatment which contains medicated bath, foot bath, enema therapy, herbal acupuncture and moxibustion and so on. This therapy is an external application and patients just need to lie on two medicated bags. It is very comfortable and safe. Besides, it is very suitable for older and children. Injured kidneys can be repaired by its anti-inflammation, anti-coagulation, blood vessel dilation and extra-cellular matrix degradation. In this way, kidney function can be improved step by step. After your kidney function is improved, your GFR can be elevated.
