DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 73-year-old female. A recent blood test returned an eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate) of 59. My physician’s nurse told me that the test was normal. When I asked her ...
Kidneys work quietly in the background, filtering waste, balancing fluids, and maintaining chemical stability without demanding attention. But this is until som ...
Kidney disease often creeps in silently, and many patients aren’t diagnosed until major damage is already done. New research ...
Even "normal" kidney test results may mask hidden risks if theyre unusually low for your age and sex, signaling higher ...
Identifying population-based eGFR distributions may help to identify patients at risk for developing chronic kidney disease earlier, according to study data published in Kidney International. More ...
Early kidney damage is silent but preventable routine blood and urine tests catch it before symptoms.
A new international study has cautioned that kidney test results labelled as “normal” may still conceal early signs of ...
People with lower kidney function may have higher levels of several blood markers often used in research on Alzheimer's ...
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