Albany Democrat-Herald

To Your Good Health: GFR goes down with age

DEAR DR. ROACH: Each year when I receive results from my yearly bloodwork I notice that my GFR score keeps going down. This year is the first year that my score dropped below 60, with a score of 57. I ...
Albany Democrat-Herald

To Your Good Health: Patient's eGFR drops from previous year, but isn't concerning

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 ...
Everyday Health

Decoding Your IgAN Lab Results: Understanding EGFR and UPCR, and Predicting Future Kidney Health

For many people with IgA nephropathy (IgAN), a condition in which immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibodies accumulate in the kidneys and trigger inflammation, kidney function stays stable for many years. For ...
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Exploration of different EGFR scores and their relationship with prognosis in patients with urothelial carcinoma with squamous differentiation.

Safety of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEis) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) in patients with bladder and upper tract malignancies undergoing platinum-based chemotherapy: A ...