I recently took a call from a new practitioner. She had an 85-year-old diabetic, non-insulin-dependent female with a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of 45 mL/min/1.73 m 2. The practitioner asked if ...

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 ...

The SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin (Jardiance) reduced the risk of creatinine increases and acute kidney injury (AKI) even in those with an early dip in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), ...

The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is a blood test to assess kidney function. The formula for calculating eGFR takes the patient’s body size, age, and sex into account to predict how well ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Newer eGFR calculations that do not consider race show a link between kidney function and dementia. Equations ...

Credit: Shutterstock Accurate assessment of glomerular filtration rate in patients with cancer is crucial to determine drug eligibility and dosing, while balancing the risks for undertreatment and ...

EGFR-positive lung cancer is more common in non-smokers (particularly those with adenocarcinoma) and younger adults, as it often develops from a single genetic mutation rather than widespread DNA ...

The likelihood of EGFR-positive lung cancer returning is largely tied to how advanced it is when first diagnosed, with lower chances in early stages and higher odds in later stages. Newer targeted ...