A study of more than 82,000 older adults receiving outpatient measurements of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) found that measuring eGFR based on creatinine and cystatin C levels ...

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is the most common metabolic disease, characterized by abnormally high blood glucose levels, often accompanied by glucose and lipid metabolism disorders. As the disease ...

The most significant eGFR declines were seen in individuals who had short weekday sleep duration and long weekend sleep duration. A longer weekend sleep duration was associated with reduced estimated ...

To assess if Cystatin C is an accurate for estimating GFR in persons with SCI with no preserved motor power. To study if use of Serum creatinine for estimation of GFR in this population significantly ...

“We postulate that these observations may provide novel opportunities for therapeutic interventions for EGFR driven cancers.” “We postulate that BUB1 helps in the formation and stabilization of EGFR ...

Credit: Shutterstock Accurate assessment of glomerular filtration rate in patients with cancer is crucial to determine drug eligibility and dosing, while balancing the risks for undertreatment and ...

Levels of kidney function alone had no apparent impact on the risk for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) among adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D), regardless of the use of kidney protective medication, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Combined creatinine-cystatin C was most comparable to measured GFR outcomes. Individual creatinine ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Last summer, a city policeman came to my door. My doctor had been unable to contact me with the results of a recent blood test and called the police. The policeman handed me a card ...

Chronic renal failure (CRF), also known as chronic kidney disease (CKD), is categorized into five stages based on how effectively the kidneys function, which is determined through blood and urine ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Newer eGFR calculations that do not consider race show a link between kidney function and dementia. Equations ...