Adding the measurement of cystatin C to that of serum creatinine to determine the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) improves accuracy, but the effect on detection, staging, and risk ...
Estimated GFR based on both creatinine and cystatin C better gauged risks of 8 adverse outcomes compared with using creatinine alone in older adults with nondialysis-dependent CKD. Estimated ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More inpatients had a discrepancy in eGFR compared with outpatients. Characteristics associated with a large ...
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Decoding your IGAN lab results: Understanding EGFR and UPCR, and predicting future kidney health
Understanding eGFR and uPCR is vital for managing IgA nephropathy to predict kidney health, guide treatment, and work ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Overall, 9,654 patients died of cardiovascular events and 841 died due to kidney failure in the study. Counting ...
HOUSTON -- Two commonly used kidney function tests had a large degree of disagreement and were linked with serious health outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a ...
The SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin (Jardiance) reduced the risk of creatinine increases and acute kidney injury (AKI) even in those with an early dip in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), ...
This study has three key findings. First, although metformin use has increased in the past decade for treatment of the general population with type 2 diabetes, it remains underused among individuals ...
Credit: Shutterstock. Serum creatinine-based eGFR used alone overestimates kidney function and can lead to inaccurate dosing of medications in patients with cancer. Among patients with cancer ...
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