The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is a blood test to assess kidney function. The formula for calculating eGFR takes the patient’s body size, age, and sex into account to predict how well ...

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 ...

A person's estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), a mainstay for assessing renal function and health, can often substantially differ from that person's actual, directly measured GFR (mGFR), a ...

Objectives: To assess the relationship between relative estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) change and outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Study Design: This retrospective cohort ...

Evolution of systemic therapy from 2015 to 2019 for older patients in the United States with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

The survival benefits and the risk of severe renal injury of immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with cancer: The real-world evidence from the National Clinical Cohort Collaborative (N3C). This ...

New findings raise questions about the reliability of estimated glomerular filtration rate as a basis for clinical decision-making. In individual patients, an estimated glomerular filtration rate ...

Diabetic nephropathy has five stages that describe the progression of the disease from least to most severe. Diabetic nephropathy, also known as diabetic kidney disease, is a slowly progressing ...