A comparison by Selistre et al. of several creatinine-based equations commonly used to estimate glomerular filtration rate (GFR) shows that equations developed in adult populations result in ...

The Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Study equation was developed to estimate glomerular filtration rate (GFR) from age, sex and race, and serum levels of creatinine, urea and albumin; a ...

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 ...

BOSTON -- Some equations used to calculate estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) may alter chemotherapy dosing in cancer patients, a prospective study indicated. Nearly 300 adults beginning ...

Annual health checkups regularly include urine tests that serve several purposes, including checking for symptoms of kidney disease. The presence of albumin in the urine is one indicator as is ...

It is more accurate than the MDRD Study equation at all levels of renal function, researchers report. PHILADELPHIA— Researchers have developed an equation they believe provides a more accurate way to ...

BOSTON, Mass. & REGENSBURG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leading NMR diagnostics company numares recently published data showing that its novel, multi-marker approach to assess kidney function allowed ...

When investigating predictive biomarkers, beware of the qualitative interaction. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2015 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not include a full text ...