Subtle abnormalities in kidney function – even within the range considered normal – may help identify people at risk of ...

Major differences between eGFR based on cystatin C compared with creatinine were associated with higher rates for all-cause mortality, CV events and kidney failure for outpatients, according to data ...

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 ...

Kristin Weiland is a documentary film producer and writer with a background in crisis management and ethnographic research. She specializes in investigative and social impact documentary projects, and ...

NEW ORLEANS—Chronic kidney disease (CKD), defined as a glomerular filtration rate of 60 mL/min/1.73 m 2 or below, is an independent predictor of death in patients with peripheral vascular disease (PVD ...

During her first encounter, a 58-year-old woman with long-standing diabetes mellitus and hypertension has a BP of 142/92 mm Hg, weighs 115 lb, and stands 5 ft 3 in tall. She is taking ...