Spuriously raised serum creatinine, why?: A case reportAtikah, Sharifah KhairulRahman, Nor Adilah AbdulAbdullah, RozitaYusoff, Nur AmalinaNasir, AdibahJais, Norjana MohdDrauff, Nadratul Hanim MohdIsmail, SuzanaSahlani, Mohd ZakiuddinSaifuddin, Aminatul Alisya Ahmad...
Stevens LA, Coresh J, Schmid CH, Feldman HI et al (2008) Estimating GFR using serum cystatin C alone and in combination with serum creatinine: a pooled analysis of 3, 418 individuals with CKD. Am J Kidney Dis 51(3):395–406 Article PubMed CAS Google Scholar Brater DC (1999) Effects...
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Furthermore, and in parallel to clinical findings [55,56], it becomes obvious that creatinine alone does not qualify as an optimal marker for detection of AKI in the mouse, while cystatin C appears to be useful [53,56,57]. Finally, it is also suggestive that the mouse strain heavily ...
Hyperviscosity syndrome is a condition that occurswhen your blood becomes so thick that your body's overall blood flow decreases. Hyperviscosity can be caused by your blood cells changing shape or by an increase in serum proteins, red blood cells, white blood cells, or platelets. ...
These values are less than the values detected by routine urine dipstick testing, which does not become positive until protein excretion exceeds 300–500 mg/day. Use of the albumin-to-creatinine ratio is recommended as the preferred screening strategy for all diabetic patients. MA is measured in...
What is included in a basic metabolic panel?A BMP tests the levels of glucose, calcium, BUN, creatinine, sodium, potassium, chloride, and carbon dioxide in your blood. Do you need to fast for a basic metabolic panel?Usually, your doctor will ask you to fast for 8 hours before your bloo...
The unlabeled α-CEHC was excreted at a relatively constant daily rate of 1.2 ± 0.3, μmol/g creatinine [178], similarly to our previous report [174], suggesting that urinary α-CEHC may be a useful biomarker of adequate α-T status, but further studies are needed to define the role ...
Public health professionals use 3 criteria to determine if and when a particular disease qualifies as a “public health disorder”: (1) high disease burden affecting many or most members of the population, (2) relatively rapid rate of increase in disease burden, and (3) a sense of fear res...
Point-of-care serum creatinine testing - why, when, where?doi:10.1093/ndt/gfae286Fabian JuneVetter BeatriceBramham KateLuyckx Valerie AOmosule Catherine LaaripuohNephrology Dialysis Transplantation