Combining creatinine and cystitis C offered best accuracy for estimated calculations ...

Learn what GFR means, how it measures kidney function, and why it is one of the most important tests for kidney health.

A cross sectional study found that substantial discrepancies exist between individual estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and directly measured GFR (mGFR). Laboratory reports that provide eGFR ...

Since 2009, the most commonly used blood test to evaluate kidney function has used equations that include race as a determining factor. The equations estimate glomerular filtration rate from blood ...

The thresholds for kidney function currently used to diagnose chronic kidney disease (CKD) reflect a true increase in the ...

Overestimates of kidney function in Black individuals could contribute to underdiagnosis of CKD and delays in care, an editorial noted. Among equations for estimating glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ...

End-of-life care for glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) patients at a large academic center. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2016 Palliative and Supportive Care in Oncology Symposium. This ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with a mean eGFR of 60 mL/min/1.73 m² or less was linked to a higher risk for adverse outcomes.

Objectives: To assess the relationship between relative estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) change and outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Study Design: This retrospective cohort ...