Chronic kidney Disease

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Asked for Male, 56 Years

Hello Doctor, I am worried about my father Mr. Debashis Dutta(age 56 years).His ceratinin level has increased to 5.3 in the last 3months due to wrong treatment I feel.The doctor here in Kolkata are telling us to do dialysis.I want to have an expert opinion in this issue.Is it so necessary?Are there any other alternatives??

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Dr. Vijay Radhakrishnan Urologist 13 yrs exp Ernakulam · Accepted Answer

Dr. Vijay Radhakrishnan

Urologist 13 yrs exp Ernakulam

Need to find out any treatable cause for kidney dysfunction. If so you need to get that done. If creatinine is still rising, he will require dialysis

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