CKD can lead to severe complications like anemia, uremic gastroenteritis, and renal secondary hyperparathyroidism. Early ...

We have evaluated the use of single voided urine (SVU) samples from diabetic outpatients as a screen for AU. albumin was measured by RIA and expressed as mg/g creatinine (cr). To set normal limits ...

GPs struggle to integrate albuminuria screening for chronic kidney disease due to confusion over prescribing and interpreting ...

Many older people develop chronic kidney disease and are also likely to be on cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins.

An eGFR below 60 mL/min/1.73m2 may suggest kidney disease. 3. Spot Urine Albumin-to-Creatinine Ratio (UACR): This test measures the amount of albumin (a protein) in the urine relative to creatinine.

Statins, a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs, have no effect on kidney function, a research team led by the University of ...

Statins, a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs, have no effect on kidney function, a research team led by the University of ...

Statins, a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs, have no effect on kidney function, a research team led by the University of ...

examined the association between statin use in older adults and changes in two important indicators of kidney function -- estimated glomerular filtration rate and urine albumin-to-creatinine ...

No randomized clinical trials have directly compared empagliflozin with dapagliflozin for type 2 diabetes, so investigators conducted a large comparative effectiveness study examining kidney outcomes.