Your kidney function test results are a measure of how well your kidneys are working to filter your blood and remove excess water and waste from the body. For example, the estimated glomerular ...

Disagreement between creatinine and cystatin C kidney tests signals a much higher risk of serious disease and death, ...

High creatinine is a sign that our kidneys are under stress, and are not filtering waste as they should. High creatinine does not always mean damage, but simply means that it requires attention and ...

Point-of-care (POC) creatinine devices allow rapid measurement of creatinine levels and calculation of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). This can show whether the kidneys are working ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Research from Kaiser Permanente supports the use of cystatin C tests as an alternative to creatinine-based tests ...

Contributed by Kim Zuber, PA-C, who oversees patients in seven dialysis centers for Metropolitan Nephrology Associates, Clinton, Md. Referrals to our nephrology office often come with a 24-hour urine ...

"Albumin & Creatinine Tests Market by Product (Analyzers, Cartridges (PoC, Tabletop), Dipsticks, Kits, Reagents), Type (Blood & Urine Creatinine, Urine Albumin, Glycated Albumin), Enduser (Hospital, ...

Creatine is a natural substance that helps supply energy to muscles. Creatinine is a waste product produced when creatine is broken down. Rhabdomyolysis, or "rhabdo," occurs when excessive creatinine ...

Correspondence to: MrBanfi Istituto Galeazzi and University of Milan, Milano 20161, Italy; giuseppebanfi{at}supereva.it Objectives: To document the relation between serum creatinine concentration and ...

Evidence-based recommendations on point-of-care creatinine devices to assess kidney function before CT imaging with intravenous contrast. The tests are ABL800 FLEX, i-STAT Alinity and StatSensor, ...