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 ...

The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is a blood test to assess kidney function. The formula for calculating eGFR takes the patient’s body size, age, and sex into account to predict how well ...

Chronic kidney diseases affect more than 10% of the world’s population, and most cases arise from disorders of the kidney’s filtration barrier, which is located within a million microvascular units ...

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 ...

The survival benefits and the risk of severe renal injury of immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with cancer: The real-world evidence from the National Clinical Cohort Collaborative (N3C). This ...

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 ...

A cystatin C–based blood test may provide a more reliable way to monitor kidney function in children and young adults with ...

Piracha, MDSigns of kidney failure include frequent headaches, swelling, and excessive thirst.Diabetes and high blood pressure are significant risk factors for kidney failure.  Treatment of kidney ...

Diabetes affects how the body uses glucose, also known as blood sugar. It can mean that there is too much sugar in the blood. This can harm people in several ways. One serious complication is chronic ...

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy combined with concurrent and adjuvant chemotherapy in anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: A single-institution study. Background: Determination of renal function is a ...