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Routine Reporting of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate: Not Ready for Prime Time
In patients already diagnosed with CKD, eGFR (as calculated by the abbreviated Modification of Diet in Renal Disease [MDRD] equation [5]) might provide a less crude description of the degree of ...
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Adjustment of serum creatinine values should be standardized in MDRD calculations
The most widely recommended tool for estimating GFRs, the abbreviated MDRD EQUATION, is based on serum creatinine values determined using the Beckman Astra 8 method. Van Biesen et al. show that ...
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Improved GFR estimates with a new model that incorporates both cystatin C and creatinine
The accuracy of the two formulas was further assessed by comparison with the modified Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation for Chinese patients, and a composite equation based on ...