Beside mild kidney failure, the 88-year-old pontiff is also battling double pneumonia and a polymicrobial respiratory tract infection.

The staging of chronic kidney disease is classified based on the glomerular filtration rate (GFR), which measures how well the kidneys are filtering blood. It is measured in millimeters (mL ...

Chronic kidney disease is defined as either kidney damage or GFR <60 mL/min/1.73m 2 for ≥3 months. Kidney damage is defined as pathologic abnormalities or markers of damage, including ...

The three main manifestations—low GFR, microalbuminuria, and anemia—have independent, additive effects on the overall risk and progression of renal impairment and cardiovascular disease ...

Why thousands of patients are now moving up on the waitlist. Since the 1990s, a race-based method for assessing kidney function placed many Black patients lower on the transplant waitlist.

ACE: Angiotensin-converting enzyme; GFR: Glomerular filtration rate (measured ... microvascular amputations and renal disease. Fenofibrate Mechanism of Action Fenofibrate is a PPAR-α agonist ...

Glomerular hyperfiltration may increase CVD risks, including myocardial infarction and heart failure, for patients with type ...

A decreased GFR indicates reduced kidney function and may suggest the presence of diabetic kidney disease. Kidney imaging: ...

One of the early products of the Chronic Kidney Disease in Children (CKiD) study has been an updated equation for estimating GFR in children on the basis of demographic and laboratory parameters.

These provide a measure called glomerular filtration rate (GFR) which is the main measure used to monitor kidney function. Your GFR result is given as a stage from 1 to 5: Stage 1: GFR above 90; ...

Since the 1990s, a race-based method for assessing kidney function placed many Black patients lower on the transplant waitlist. However, thousands of these patients were moved up the list in ...