Assessing Kidney Function — Measured and Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate

Abstract

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-estimating equations and their strengths and weaknesses as applied to chronic kidney disease.

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Renal functionMedicineCreatinineUrologyKidney diseaseKidneyInternal medicineIntensive care medicine

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Year: 2006
Type: article
Volume: 354
Issue: 23
Pages: 2473-2483
Citations: 2902
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                                    Lesley A. Stevens, 
                                
                                    Josef Coresh, 
                                
                                    Tom Greene
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2006). 
                            Assessing Kidney Function — Measured and Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            , 354
                            (23)
                            , 2473-2483.
                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmra054415
                        

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DOI: 10.1056/nejmra054415