Search results for "Kidney Function"
Cystatin C improves accuracy in calculations of Black patients' kidney function
Equations to estimate glomerular filtration rate more accurately predict risk of kidney failure and mortality in Black patients if they include both creatinine and cystatin C, but not race, according to a new retrospective study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/15/cystatin-c-improves-accuracy-in-calculations-of-black-patients-kidney-function.htm
15 Jun 2022
Race-adjusted eGFR may negatively affect CKD care in African American patients
A cross-sectional registry study found that one-third of African American patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) would hypothetically be reclassified to a more severe stage if the race multiplier were removed from a common estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) equation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/10/28/5.htm
28 Oct 2020