Sample type: Serum

Test name: eGFR a.k.a. estimated glomerular filtration rate

Condition / Indication: CKD

Special precautions & notes: See renal guidelines for further information. This test has largely replaced creatinine clearance.

Reference range: >90 mL/min/1.73m*2

Container: Serum (Gold top)

Ideal volume (mL): 5 mL

Referred outside NBT for analysis? No

Discipline: Clinical Biochemistry

Section: Automated Laboratory

Turnaround time: Hospital patients 4 hours; GP patients 24 hours