Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) affects approximately 15% of U.S. adults and as many as 9 in 10 with CKD are unaware they have ...

The following is a summary of "Role Of Cut-Off Values For Creatinine, Blood Urea Nitrogen, And Uric Acid In Prognostic ...

Objective Many societies recommend using estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) rather than serum creatinine (sCr) to determine metformin eligibility. We examined the potential impact of ...

Scientists found six biomarkers that detect drug-induced kidney injury within 24 hours, allowing faster treatment and safer ...

Critical Path Institute® and Boston Medical Center published results for six biomarkers that could improve the early and accurate detection of kidney injury, leading to both the development of safer ...

Weight fluctuation was associated with a greater risk for diabetic kidney disease progression among individuals with type 1 diabetes.

Eplerenone is contraindicated in: 1) all patients with a serum potassium concentration greater than 5.5 mEq/L; 2) creatinine clearance ≤30 mL/min; or 3) in patients on potent CYP3A4 inhibitors ...

According to a new research the combination of serum Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 (MCP-1) and Osteopontin (OPN) has a ...

The hypertensive index may predict the likelihood of kidney function improvement following renal revascularization for renal artery stenosis. The hypertensive index may distinguish which patients with ...

Up to 30% of acute kidney injury (AKI) survivors require dialysis and personalized care after discharge from the hospital.