Nephrologists Debate Uses Of Estimated Kidney Function
Thursday, July 31, 2008 - 20:28
in Health & Medicine
A routinely available laboratory result called the estimated glomerular filtration rate provides a simple indicator of kidney function and may increase early diagnoses of chronic kidney disease. However, widespread use of eGFR for this purpose may have inherent flaws and dangers -- including a risk that large numbers of elderly patients will be misclassified as having CKD.