The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) recently announced the launch of the Implementing Medication Decisions with eGFR (IMeD-eGFR) Community, a national collaborative designed to help healthcare ...

Levels of kidney function alone had no apparent impact on the risk for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) among adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D), regardless of the use of kidney protective medication, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with an eGFR below the 25th percentile of distribution for their age and sex had greater risks for ...

Gauging risks for kidney failure or death in individuals was similar when using measured GFR (reference standard) or estimated GFR based on both filtration markers creatinine and cystatin C combined.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The paper provides a race-free equation to estimate kidney filtration in adults with stable kidney function. It ...

BOSTON -- Some equations used to calculate estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) may alter chemotherapy dosing in cancer patients, a prospective study indicated. Nearly 300 adults beginning ...

The nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist finerenone has been reported to improve kidney and cardiovascular outcomes in persons with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD). The ...