Explore the stages and prevalence of chronic kidney disease, highlighting risk factors and the importance of early detection ...

Researchers have found in a new study that an eGFRcys value that is 30% or more lower than eGFRcr was associated with ...

SEATTLE—Living kidney donors should not be considered to have chronic kidney disease (CKD) if their renal function after nephrectomy falls to a level that usually would be considered CKD, researchers ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In the study, each additional 30 days with a heat index above 30°C was tied to a 0.6% eGFR drop. Patients in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Serum phosphate within the normal range is a strong predictor of CKD progression. Patients who had renal events had significantly higher serum phosphate levels than those who did not (4.2 vs. 3.7 ...

Researchers have found in a new study that in non-diabetic patients with advanced chronic kidney disease, combined therapy ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with a urine albumin-creatinine ratio of at least 3,500 mg/g had high rates of hyperkalemia. High rates ...