I recently took a call from a new practitioner. She had an 85-year-old diabetic, non-insulin-dependent female with a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of 45 mL/min/1.73 m 2. The practitioner asked if ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers recommend using cystatin C in older adults to predict measured glomerular filtration rate. More ...

What is a normal GFR for a 75-year-old woman would be misdiagnosed as CKD under current guidelines. Agreement on what are normal values in medicine often is a prerequisite to the development of ...

Dallas, TX - Pravastatin slows the rate of kidney-function loss in patients with or at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), although its effect is modest and most pronounced in those with ...