BUFFALO, N.Y. — For decades, pharmacists and medical institutions have relied on the Cockcroft-Gault (C-G) estimated creatinine clearance assessment to determine medication dosing and treatment for ...

HOW TO TAKE THE POST-TEST: To obtain CME credit, please click here after reading the article to take the post-test on myCME.com. Clinical assessment of kidney function is central to the practice of ...

Removing race from the eGFR had a big impact, resulting in 5.3 more kidney transplants per 1000 Black candidates.

As healthcare systems advance precision diagnostics and risk stratification, integrating Cystatin C into routine practice is increasingly important. A measure of kidney function, Cystatin C ...

Cystatin C is a 13,347 Dalton protein consisting of 120 amino acid residues. It is expressed in all nucleated cells and is reported to be produced at a relatively constant rate. 14 Circulating ...