Financial service providers market many different products as being available for nominal fees. A nominal fee is a payment or purchase price like any other fee. However, the use of the work nominal implies that the fee is small in comparison to the true value of what you can purchase with it.
Creatinine clearance in a healthy young person is about 125 milliliters per minute -- meaning each minute, that person's kidneys clear 125 mL of blood free of creatinine. The GFR can vary depending on age, sex, and size. Generally, the creatinine clearance is a good estimation of the glomerular filtration rate.
The results of the test mean the following: a GFR of 60 or more is in the normal range. Ask your health care provider when your GFR should be checked again. a GFR of less than 60 may mean you have kidney disease. Talk with your health care provider about how to keep your kidney health at this level. a GFR of 15 or less is called kidney failure.