Chronic kidney disease is divided into 5 stages according to glomerular filtration rate.
Stage 1 of chronic kidney disease is the glomerular filtration rate is greater than or equal to 90ml/min, at this time the patient blood creatinine test is often normal.
Stage 2 of chronic kidney disease is when the glomerular filtration rate is 60 ml/min to 89 ml/min, and blood creatinine is normal or mildly elevated in patients at this stage.
Stage 3 of chronic kidney disease refers to the glomerular filtration rate is 30ml/min to 59ml/min, this stage of the patient’s blood creatinine is mildly to moderately elevated.
Stage 4 of chronic kidney disease refers to the glomerular filtration rate of 15ml/min to 29ml/min, in this stage there will be symptoms of chronic renal insufficiency will be manifested.
Stage 5 of chronic kidney disease is when the glomerular filtration rate is less than 15 ml/min, and this stage belongs to end-stage renal disease. Renal replacement therapy is needed at this stage.
Patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease should go to the hospital in time and be treated under the guidance of professional physicians.