New normative data and a web-based kidney calculator help doctors detect kidney disease early by comparing eGFR scores to age ...

A race-free revision of the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation for calculating estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), introduced in September 2021, has rapidly ...

The recently introduced and endorsed equation for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) that foregoes adjustment for self-identified Black individuals worked as well as the race-adjusted version ...

Subtle abnormalities in kidney function – even within the range considered normal – may help identify people at risk of ...

A systematic review found that alternative approaches to calculating estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) were worth looking into to properly account for diversity in populations. A review ...

Major differences between eGFR based on cystatin C compared with creatinine were associated with higher rates for all-cause mortality, CV events and kidney failure for outpatients, according to data ...

An eGFR of 30 classifies her as stage 4 CKD, with advanced renal disease. Her sCr alone would not accurately depict the severity of her kidney disease because of her dietary intake and lack of muscle ...

A team has devised a more accurate way of measuring an indicator of kidney function known as glomerular filtration rate (GFR) by taking aging into account. Annual health checkups regularly include ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nair and colleagues evaluated 385,087 adult candidates waitlisted for kidney transplantation between Jan. 1, ...

At 6 a.m. three days a week, Gloria James spends the first four hours of her day at the Northwest Detroit Dialysis Lahser Satellite clinic. The 70-year-old Detroit native gets two needles — both ...

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 ...