The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is a measure of how well your kidneys are removing waste from your blood, which can be determined using an estimated GFR (eGFR) test. The test gets its name from glomeruli -- the parts of your kidney that filter out waste. (Photo credit: Image Source...
The main disadvantage of using creatinine to screen for renal impairment is that up to 50 percent of renal function can be lost before significant creatinine levels become detectable--as creatinine is insensitive to small changes in GFR. Cystatin C--a biomarker for the early risk assessment of ...
Abbreviations CIN: Contrast-Induced nephropathy CI-AKI: Contrast-induced acute kidney injury ARF: Acute renal failure CT: Computed tomography i.v.: Intravenous MDRD: Modification of diet in renal disease CKD-EPI: Chronic kidney disease epidemiology collaboration eGFR: Estimated glomerular filtration rate...
After adjusting for baseline iothalamate clearance and baseline proteinuria, each 1 mM increase in serum bicarbonate is associated with a 4% lower hazard of the clinical composite outcome of death, dialysis, or GFR event (hazard ratio 0.950, 95% confidence interval 0.916-0.985). Sodium bicarbonate...