Determining GFR by inulin clearance is not always practical; practitioners often rely on equation-estimated GFRs. A recent single-center, cross-sectional study evaluated the performance of 4 GFR ...

I recently took a call from a new practitioner. She had an 85-year-old diabetic, non-insulin-dependent female with a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of 45 mL/min/1.73 m 2. The practitioner asked if ...

Kidney disease is common in adults, and testing for kidney disease is part of routine clinical practice for patients with acute or chronic illness. The initial evaluation includes determination of the ...

A glomerular filtration rate (GFR) test is a simple blood test that measures the kidneys’ ability to filter waste. A doctor may order a GFR test to gauge kidney health. The kidneys are a pair of ...

Estimates of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) that are based on serum creatinine are routinely used; however, they are imprecise, potentially leading to the overdiagnosis of chronic kidney disease.

Despite the growing evidence that radical surgical management of small renal tumors increases the risk of chronic kidney disease, worldwide data show that radical nephrectomy is still being overused.

There are a variety of differences among markers and clearance methods for GFR measurement compared with the classic method of inulin clearance. However, the bias appears relatively small, and ...

eGFR equations significantly overestimate renal function in patients with renal masses when compared with 24-hour CrCl-derived measured GFR, particularly near clinically meaningful thresholds. This ...

Adopting a kidney-friendly diet like the DASH or Mediterranean diet and managing sodium, potassium, phosphorus, and protein intake may help improve GFR by reducing kidney strain. Maintaining heart ...

Urine and blood test results often become available to patients before their doctors see them, thanks to the online wonders of patient portals. How many of us don’t read the results, relying on our ...