(HealthDay News) — Use of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) rather than serum creatinine (sCr) can expand metformin eligibility, according to a study published in the November issue of ...
This study has three key findings. First, although metformin use has increased in the past decade for treatment of the general population with type 2 diabetes, it remains underused among individuals ...
HOW TO TAKE THE POST-TEST: To obtain CME credit, please click here after reading the article to take the post-test on myCME.com. Clinical assessment of kidney function is central to the practice of ...
During her first encounter, a 58-year-old woman with long-standing diabetes mellitus and hypertension has a BP of 142/92 mm Hg, weighs 115 lb, and stands 5 ft 3 in tall. She is taking ...
Our local laboratories have been adding glomerular filtration rates (GFR) to our basic metabolic panels. What should we do when the GFR indicates stage 3 chronic kidney disease but the creatinine ...
Delphine S. Tuot; Feng Lin; Michael G. Shlipak; Vanessa Grubbs; Chi-yuan Hsu; Jerry Yee; Vahakn Shahinian; Rajiv Saran; Sharon Saydah; Desmond E. Williams; Neil R. Powe ...
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