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What is the significance of eGFR? – By Dr harold Gunatillake Website: www.Doctorharold.com Transcript: It stands for-Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) Kidneys are vital for your body. Well-functioning kidneys remove waste and excess fluids from your blood, keep essential minerals in balance, help regulate blood pressure, and produce red blood cells and vitamin D. In other words, your kidneys make sure your body stays healthy and balanced. Now let’s talk about what a glomerulus is. The kidney’s filtering unit’s glomerulus is a specialised bundle of capillaries uniquely situated between two resistance vessels. These capillaries are each contained within the Bowman’s capsule, and they are the only capillary beds in the body that are not surrounded by interstitial tissue. Your kidneys filter your blood by removing waste and extra water to make urine. The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) shows how well the kidneys filter. An estimated 37 million adults in the ...

Feb 4, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged , , ,
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Discussion on Chronic Kidney Disease-by Dr Harold Gunatillake   Transcript WE are all concerned about our heart-health and cholesterol levels, whilst a silent disease may be brewing up in your kidneys, without symptoms for years. So, how can we find out whether our kidneys are healthy or otherwise.Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) affects 11% of the US population- that is 30 million Americans have CKD. Additional millions are at risk. ...

Jun 23, 2020 Posted by In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged Comments 0
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Chronic Kidney Disease that You Should Know About-by Dr Harold Gunatillake Presenter-Dr. Harold Gunatillake FRCS, MB,BS, AM (Sing), FACS, FIACS Transcript WE are all concerned about our heart-health and cholesterol levels, whilst a silent disease may be brewing up in your kidneys, without symptoms for years. So, how can we find out whether our kidneys are healthy or otherwise. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) affects 11% of the US population- that is 30 million Americans have CKD. Additional millions are at risk. Early detection can help prevent or control the progression of CDK. In short slow down the disease in moderately advanced situation. In Sri Lanka, it is referred to as the silent Killer, and is common in the North Central and Uva Provinces, affecting more than 15% of the population. This includes children and females, in addition to affecting farmers using pesticides in the paddy fields It is important to understand and ...

Jun 30, 2019 Posted by In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged , , Comments 0
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