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Adding age to glomerular filtration rate calculation improves hyperfiltration detection

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Older adults may have hyperfiltration with normal glomerular filtration rate calculation. GFR calculation may be ...
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Calculating carboplatin doses using the 4-variable modification of diet in renal disease (4-v MDRD) estimate of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in the Calvert formula

Evaluation of Cockcroft-Gault (CG) and abbreviated modified diet in renal disease (MDRD) formulae in dosing of cancer drugs other than carboplatin No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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Carboplatin dosing based on estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) using IDMS creatinine: A comparison of estimated GFR based on IDMS creatinine in the Cockroft-Gault (CG ...

When investigating predictive biomarkers, beware of the qualitative interaction. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2015 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not include a full text ...
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Age matters: Kidney disorder indicator gains precision

A team has devised a more accurate way of measuring an indicator of kidney function known as glomerular filtration rate (GFR) by taking aging into account. Annual health checkups regularly include ...