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Bridging the gap of referral to nephrology care
Optimal referral of patients who are at risk of kidney failure to nephrologists could improve their long-term outcomes. Various strategies, including the inclusion of kidney failure risk equations in electroni...
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Nephron overload as a therapeutic target to maximize kidney lifespan
Kidney lifespan is a patient-oriented outcome that provides much needed context for understanding chronic kidney disease (CKD). Nephron endowment, age-associated decline in nephron number, kidney injury histor...
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The global burden of chronic kidney disease: estimates, variability and pitfalls
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is presently defined by a matrix of biomarkers, specifically, glomerular filtration rate (GFR) <60 ml/min/1.73 m2 and albuminuria ...
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The applicability of eGFR equations to different populations
Various equations have been developed for estimating glomerular filtration rate (GFR), but the issues surrounding GFR estimation are heavily debated. Although many guidelines now recommend the newer MDRD and C...
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Estimating GFR in children
In a new study, Schwartz and colleagues have investigated the best way to estimate glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in children. Having already improved GFR estimation with the use of creatinine-based equation...
