Understanding the latest blood pressure guidelines will help you in your clinical practice as well as your preparation for the USMLE, ABIM, PANCE, ABFM, etc. Blood pressure is a reliable predictor of the likelihood of developing heart attacks and strokes. As stated in the New York ...
Blockade of the renin鈥揳ngiotensin鈥揳ldosterone system using angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin-2 receptor blockers or mineralocorticoid inhibitors are key therapeutic approaches, shown to be beneficial once overt nephropathy is manifest, as either, or both, of albuminuria and loss ...
COMPARISON OF RENAL FUNCTION ASSESSMENT BY CYSTATIN C AND CREATININE BASED EQUATIONS FOR e-GFR IN TYPE 2 DIABETICS IN DIFFERENT STAGES OF ALBUMINURIA Shlipak described using estimated GFR in clinical decision making as "better than using just creatinine, because it integrates demographic characteristics...