Evaluation of renal function in clinical practice: the basics

Evaluation of renal function in clinical practice: the basics

The evaluation of renal function in Internal Medicine plays an important role in the staging and prognosis of chronic kidney disease, but also for the daily clinical activity (for example, dosage of drugs). This review describes the options for estimating renal function that are currently in use, u...

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Main Authors: Alessia Casola, Maria del Mar Jordana Sanchez, Simona Detrenis, Laura Bianchi, Sarah Pioli, Francesca Spagnoli, Michele Meschi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2019-03-01
Series:Italian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
Serum creatinine
MDRD equation
CKD-EPI equation
proteinuria.
Online Access:https://italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/1112
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spelling doaj-b4c4e2fca7d14fdeb819a452d0137fed2020-11-25T04:00:52ZengPAGEPress PublicationsItalian Journal of Medicine1877-93441877-93522019-03-0113110.4081/itjm.2019.1112Evaluation of renal function in clinical practice: the basicsAlessia Casola0Maria del Mar Jordana Sanchez1Simona Detrenis2Laura Bianchi3Sarah Pioli4Francesca Spagnoli5Michele Meschi6Internal Medicine Unit and Hypertension Center, Parma Local Health Authority, Borgo Val di Taro (PR)Internal Medicine Unit and Hypertension Center, Parma Local Health Authority, Borgo Val di Taro (PR)Internal Medicine Unit and Hypertension Center, Parma Local Health Authority, Borgo Val di Taro (PR)Pediatric Unit, Parma University Hospital, ParmaInternal Medicine Unit and Hypertension Center, Parma Local Health Authority, Borgo Val di Taro (PR); Nephrology Unit, Parma Local Health Authority, ParmaHospital Health Management, Parma Local Health Authority, Borgo Val di Taro (PR)Internal Medicine Unit and Hypertension Center, Parma Local Health Authority, Borgo Val di Taro (PR) The evaluation of renal function in Internal Medicine plays an important role in the staging and prognosis of chronic kidney disease, but also for the daily clinical activity (for example, dosage of drugs). This review describes the options for estimating renal function that are currently in use, underlining limits and indications. https://italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/1112Serum creatinineMDRD equationCKD-EPI equationproteinuria.
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author Alessia Casola
Maria del Mar Jordana Sanchez
Simona Detrenis
Laura Bianchi
Sarah Pioli
Francesca Spagnoli
Michele Meschi
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Maria del Mar Jordana Sanchez
Simona Detrenis
Laura Bianchi
Sarah Pioli
Francesca Spagnoli
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Evaluation of renal function in clinical practice: the basics
Italian Journal of Medicine
Serum creatinine
MDRD equation
CKD-EPI equation
proteinuria.
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Maria del Mar Jordana Sanchez
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Laura Bianchi
Sarah Pioli
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title Evaluation of renal function in clinical practice: the basics
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series Italian Journal of Medicine
issn 1877-9344
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publishDate 2019-03-01
description The evaluation of renal function in Internal Medicine plays an important role in the staging and prognosis of chronic kidney disease, but also for the daily clinical activity (for example, dosage of drugs). This review describes the options for estimating renal function that are currently in use, underlining limits and indications.
topic Serum creatinine
MDRD equation
CKD-EPI equation
proteinuria.
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