Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Older adults may have hyperfiltration with normal glomerular filtration rate calculation. GFR calculation may be ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 73-year-old female. A recent blood test returned an eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate) of 59. My physician’s nurse told me that the test was normal. When I asked her ...
What is a normal GFR for a 75-year-old woman would be misdiagnosed as CKD under current guidelines. Agreement on what are normal values in medicine often is a prerequisite to the development of ...
A prospective population-based cohort study found that glomerular filtration rate based on cystatin C was more sensitive and specific for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality risks compared with ...
A newly published study suggests that lower circulating irisin levels in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) are associated ...
Understanding your creatinine levels is important for monitoring kidney function. When you go for your yearly check-up, you’ll likely have a routine blood test for creatinine. In some cases, your ...
Credit: Getty Images The 5-year number needed to treat to prevent the primary cardiovascular outcome 25 in patients with lower eGFR compared with 67 among those with normal eGFR. Fixed-dose ...
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