The influence of oral cimetidine administration on creatinine clearance in chilren with chronic renal failure: A preliminary study
Background Serum creatinine and creatinine clearance are used to assess glomerular filtration rate but have a major disadvantage since a variable amount of creatinine is secreted in the proximal tubule. This may cause an unpredictable overestimation of GFR. Tubular creatinine secretion can be blocke...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House
2016-10-01
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Series: | Paediatrica Indonesiana |
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Online Access: | https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/791 |