The symptoms of many kidney diseases are not obvious. When symptoms do appear, there may have been a lot of damage done. For this reason, GFR is regarded as an important early warning marker. Doctors ...

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 ...

HOW TO TAKE THE POST-TEST: To obtain CME credit, please click here after reading the article to take the post-test on myCME.com. Clinical assessment of kidney function is central to the practice of ...

Diabetic nephropathy is kidney disease and it’s serious, but you can get screening tests to help diagnose this diabetes complication early enough to treat it. Diabetes-related nephropathy, also ...

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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 ...