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Assessing Kidney Function — Measured and Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate

Assessing Kidney Function — Measured and Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate

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Assessing Kidney Function — Measured and Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate

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Assessing Kidney Function — Measured and Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate

Publisher

Boston, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society

Journal title

The New England journal of medicine, 2006-06, Vol.354 (23), p.2473-2483

Language

English

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Boston, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society

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Contents

In the coming years, estimates of the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) may replace the measurement of serum creatinine as the primary tool for the assessment of kidney function. Indeed, many clinical laboratories already report estimated GFR values whenever serum creatinine is measured. This review considers current methods of measuring GFR and GFR...

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Assessing Kidney Function — Measured and Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_68051016

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_68051016

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ISSN

0028-4793

E-ISSN

1533-4406

DOI

10.1056/NEJMra054415

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