cystatin C cystatin C

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "cystatin C cystatin C"

Transcription

1 [1,2] (USRDS) 2005 ( ) 2001 (National Kidney Foundation, NKF) K-DOQI (1) (glomerular filtration rate, GFR) 3 (2) 60 ml/min/1.73m 2 3 [3-5] ( 1) 113 (serum creatinine) (Ketoacidosis) (degradation) trimethoprim cimetidine (creatinine clearance, CCr) [6,7] cystatin C Cystatin C 13 cystatin C cystatin C cystatin C cystatin C CRP cystatin C cystatin C ( )

2 1. Cockcroft-Gault (140-Age) Weight Ccr(ml/min) 72 Scr ( 0.85 if female) Ccr Scr mg/dl Age year Weight kg 2. Abbreviated MDRD Study Estimated GFR (ml/min/1.73m2) = 186 (Scr) (Age) ( if female) ( if black) = 175 (Standarized Scr) (Age) ( if female) ( if black) 2005( ) 7 3. Schwartz 4. Counahan-Barratt GFR= 0.55 Height (cm) Scr (mg dl) 5. GFR= Height (cm) Scr (mg dl) 1. cystatin C [8-12] (inulin) ( 99m Tc-DTPA 51 Cr-EDTA iohexol 125 I-iothalamate ) ( 1)

3 1. K-DOQI GFR(mL/min/1.73m 2 ) Cockcroft-Gault MDRD(Modification of Diet in Renal Disease) study ( 1) Cockcroft-Gault ml/min [7,13,14] Cockcroft-Gault 140 ( ) ( ) Cockcroft-Gault Cockcroft-Gault Cockcroft-Gault Cockcroft-Gault MDRD Study ( ) [7,15,16] MDRD Study Cockcroft-Gault ( ) [17-19] MDRD Study GFR 90 ml/min/1.73m 2 Cockcroft-Gault [20-22] MDRD Study [23] ( MDRD Study abbreviated MDRD Study MDRD Study Schwartz Counahan-Barratt ( 1) Schwartz Counahan-Barratt

4 Schwartz % % % % % 7.4% 1 2.2% 2 2.8% 3 1.5% 4 0.9% 14.2% 91 (26.2%) % % % % % 14% 8.5% ( ) 0.3% ( ) 0.3% ( ) 7.9% ( ) 5.2% ( ) 1.2% 8.5% 24% % 71.4% 25% 8% 1.6 [24] ( ) ( ) 24 [7,23] ( 38.7%) ( 30.3%) ( 6.2%) ( 1.8%) ( 1.1%)

5 (65 ) ( ) ( ) [25] 1. Coresh J, Astor BC, Greene T, et al: Prevalence of chronic kidney disease and decreased kidney function in the adult US population: Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Am J Kidney Dis 2003; 41(1): United States Renal Data System. Excerpts from the 2000 US Renal Data System Annual Data Report: Atlas of end stage renal disease in the United States. Am J Kidney Dis 2000; 36: S1-S National Kidney Foundation. K/DOQI clinical practice guidelines for chronic kidney disease: Evaluation, classification and stratification. Am J Kidney Dis 2002; 39 (Suppl 1): S1-S Levy AS, Coresh J, Bakl E, et al: National Kidney Foundation practice guidelines for chronic kidney disease: evaluation, classification, and stratification. Ann Intern Med 2003; 139: Levey AS, Eckardt KU, Tsukamoto Y, et al: Definition and classification of chronic kidney disease: a position statement from kidney disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO). Kidney Int 2005; 67: Perrone RD, Madias NE, Levey AS: Serum creatinine as an index of renal function: New insights into old concepts. Clin Chem 1992; 38(10): Stevens LA, Coresh J, Greene T, et al: Assessing kidney function-measured and estimated glomerular filtration rate. New Engl J Med 2006; 345: Dharnidharka VR, Kwon C, Stevens G: Serum cystatin C is superior to serum creatinine as a marker kidney function: a meta-analysis. Am J Kidney Dis 2002; 40: Grubb AO: Cystatin C properties and use as diagnostic marker. Adv Clin Chem 2000: 35: Sjostrom P, Tidman M, Jones I: Determination of the production rate and non-renal clearance of cystatin C and estimation of the glomerular filtration rate from the serum concentration of cystatin C in humans. Scand J Clin Lab Invest 2005; 65: Keevil BG, Kilpartrick ES, Nichols SP, et al: biological variation of cystatin C: implications for the assessment of glomerular filtration rate. Clin Chem 1998; 44: Knight EL, Verhave JC, Spiegelman D, et al: Factors influencing serum cystatin C levels other than renal function and the impact on renal function measurement. Kidney Int 2004; 65: Cockcroft DW, Gault MH: Prediction of creatinine clearance from serum creatinine. Nephron 1976; 16: Sokoll LJ, Russell RM, Sadowski JA, et al: Establishment of creatinine clearance reference values for older women. Clin Chem 1994; 40: Levey AS, Bosch JP, Lewis JB, et al: for the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Study Group. A more accurate method to estimate glomerular filtration rate from serum creatinine: A new prediction equation. Ann Intern Med 1999; 130(6): Myers GL, Miller WG, Coresh J, et al: Recommendations for improving serum creatinine measurement: a report from the Laboratory Working Group of the Nation Kidney Disease Education Program. Clin Chem 2006; 52: Froissart M, Rossert J, Jacquot C, et al: Predictive performance of the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease and Cockcroft-Gault equations for estimating renal function. J Am Sco Nephrol 2005; 16: Verhave JC, Fesler P, Ribstein J, et al: Estimation of renal function in subjects with normal serum creatinine levels: influence of age and body mass index. Am J Kidney Dis 2005; 46: Cirillo M, Anastasio P, De Santo JG: Relationship of gender, age, and body mass index to errors in predicted kidney function. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2005; 20: Poggio ED, Wang X, Greene T, et al: Performance of the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease and Cockcroft-Gault equations in the estimation of GFR in health and in chronic kidney disease. J Am Soc Nephrol 2005; 16: Rule AD, Larson TS, Bergstralh EJ, et al: Using serum creatinine to estimate glomerular filtration rate: accuracy in good health and in chronic kidney diseae. Ann Intern Med 2004; 141: Zuo L, Ma YC, Zhou YH, et al: Application of GFR-estimating equations in Chinese patients with chronic kidney disease. Am J Kidney Dis 2005; 45: Rosner MH, Bolton WK: Core curriculum in nephrology. Renal function testing. Am J Kidney Dis 2006; 47: Hsu CC, Hwang SJ, Wen CP, et al: High prevalence and low awareness of CKD in Taiwan: A study on the relationship between serum creatinine and awareness from a nationally representative survey. Am J Kidney Dis 2006; 48: Levey AS, Stevens LA, Hostetter T. Automatic reporting of estimated glomerular filtration rate just what the doctor ordered. Clin Chem 2006; 52:

Package nephro. February 23, 2015

Package nephro. February 23, 2015 Type Pack Title Biostatistics Utilities for Nephrology Version 1.1 Date 2015-01-31 Author Pack nephro February 23, 2015 Maintainer Set of functions to estimate the Glomerular

More information

Chapter 6: Limitations of Various Formulae and Other Ways of Assessing GFR in the Elderly: Is There a Role for Cystatin C?

Chapter 6: Limitations of Various Formulae and Other Ways of Assessing GFR in the Elderly: Is There a Role for Cystatin C? Chapter 6: Limitations of Various Formulae and Other Ways of Assessing GFR in the Elderly: Is There a Role for Cystatin C? Devraj Munikrishnappa Department of Internal Medicine, The Nephrology Division,

More information

Estimated GFR Based on Creatinine and Cystatin C

Estimated GFR Based on Creatinine and Cystatin C Estimated GFR Based on Creatinine and Cystatin C Lesley A Stevens, MD, MS Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine Boston MA Chronic Kidney Disease-Epidemiology Collaboration UO1 DK 053869,

More information

Age- and gender-specific reference values of estimated GFR in Caucasians: The Nijmegen Biomedical Study

Age- and gender-specific reference values of estimated GFR in Caucasians: The Nijmegen Biomedical Study original article http://www.kidney-international.org & 2007 International Society of Nephrology see commentary on page 534 Age- and gender-specific reference values of estimated GFR in Caucasians: The

More information

Nierfunctiemeting en follow-up van chronisch nierlijden

Nierfunctiemeting en follow-up van chronisch nierlijden Nierfunctiemeting en follow-up van chronisch nierlijden 12 Jan 2016 Patrick Peeters, M.D. Dept Nephrology Ghent University Hospital Plan of presentation 1/ Renal function determination: Measured GFR Estimated

More information

The sensitive marker for glomerular filtration rate (GFR) Estimation of GFR from Serum Cystatin C:

The sensitive marker for glomerular filtration rate (GFR) Estimation of GFR from Serum Cystatin C: The sensitive marker for glomerular filtration rate (GFR) Estimation of GFR from Serum Cystatin C: The good correlation allows close estimation of GFR Cystatin C GFR GFR in serum estimated* measured* n

More information

Renal Function Tests. Carmella L. D Addezio, DO, MS, FACOI, LTC, USAF, MC

Renal Function Tests. Carmella L. D Addezio, DO, MS, FACOI, LTC, USAF, MC Renal Function Tests Carmella L. D Addezio, DO, MS, FACOI, LTC, USAF, MC Goals and objectives At the end of this discussion you will be able to state: What test you should use to screen a patient for renal

More information

Definition, Prevalence, Pathophysiology and Complications of CKD. JM Krzesinski CHU Liège-ULg Core curriculum Nephrology September 28 th 2013

Definition, Prevalence, Pathophysiology and Complications of CKD. JM Krzesinski CHU Liège-ULg Core curriculum Nephrology September 28 th 2013 Definition, Prevalence, Pathophysiology and Complications of CKD JM Krzesinski CHU Liège-ULg Core curriculum Nephrology September 28 th 2013 KI supplements January 2013 Objectives of the course on CKD:

More information

CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE MANAGEMENT GUIDE

CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE MANAGEMENT GUIDE CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE MANAGEMENT GUIDE Outline I. Introduction II. Identifying Members with Kidney Disease III. Clinical Guidelines for Kidney Disease A. Chronic Kidney Disease B. End Stage Renal Disease

More information

Models of Chronic Kidney Disease Care and Initiation of Dialysis. Dr Paul Stevens Kent Kidney Care Centre East Kent Hospitals, UK

Models of Chronic Kidney Disease Care and Initiation of Dialysis. Dr Paul Stevens Kent Kidney Care Centre East Kent Hospitals, UK Models of Chronic Kidney Disease Care and Initiation of Dialysis Dr Paul Stevens Kent Kidney Care Centre East Kent Hospitals, UK Early Crash Landings Talk Outline Pathways & Definitions Guideline recommendations

More information

Calculating the stage of Renal Disease

Calculating the stage of Renal Disease Calculating the stage of Renal Disease When the Refresh Template/Check Labs button is depressed, the box next to MDRD, will be automatically checked. In order to use this in the calculation of the stage

More information

Effect of Elevated Creatinine Level in Blood Serum of Chronic Renal Failure Patients

Effect of Elevated Creatinine Level in Blood Serum of Chronic Renal Failure Patients Biological Forum An International Journal 6(1): 48-52(2014) ISSN No. (Print): 0975-1130 ISSN No. (Online): 2249-3239 Effect of Elevated Creatinine Level in Blood Serum of Chronic Renal Failure Patients

More information

Prevalence and risk factor of chronic kidney disease in elderly diabetic patients in Korea 성애병원 내과 김정한

Prevalence and risk factor of chronic kidney disease in elderly diabetic patients in Korea 성애병원 내과 김정한 Prevalence and risk factor of chronic kidney disease in elderly diabetic patients in Korea 성애병원 내과 김정한 Introduction CKD의 정의와 egfr의 측정 CKD의 risk factor와 mechanism 한국의 CKD prevalence 와 prognosis CKD의 치료와

More information

Albuminuria versus GFR as markers of diabetic CKD progression

Albuminuria versus GFR as markers of diabetic CKD progression Albuminuria versus GFR as markers of diabetic CKD progression KDIGO Controversies Conference: Diabetic Kidney Disease New Delhi, March 2012 Richard J MacIsaac PhD FRACP Director of Endocrinology & Diabetes,

More information

KIDNEY FUNCTION RELATION TO SIZE OF THE TUMOR IN RENAL CELL CANCINOMA

KIDNEY FUNCTION RELATION TO SIZE OF THE TUMOR IN RENAL CELL CANCINOMA KIDNEY FUNCTION RELATION TO SIZE OF THE TUMOR IN RENAL CELL CANCINOMA O.E. Stakhvoskyi, E.O. Stakhovsky, Y.V. Vitruk, O.A. Voylenko, P.S. Vukalovich, V.A. Kotov, O.M. Gavriluk National Canсer Institute,

More information

The definition, classification and prognosis of chronic kidney disease: a KDIGO Controversies Conference report

The definition, classification and prognosis of chronic kidney disease: a KDIGO Controversies Conference report http://www.kidney-international.org & 2010 International Society of Nephrology public forum The definition, classification and prognosis of chronic kidney disease: a KDIGO Controversies Conference report

More information

AMOEBA (ISSN: 0926-3543)

AMOEBA (ISSN: 0926-3543) AMOEBA (ISSN: 0926-3543) Available online at www.amoeba-journal.com Vol.40, No.05 Page: 144-150 (September 2015) Nederlandse jeugdbond voor natuurstudie, postbus 9955, s graveland, netherlands, 1243 zs

More information

What is creatinine? The kidneys maintain the blood creatinine in a normal range. Creatinine has been found to be a fairly reliable indicator of kidney

What is creatinine? The kidneys maintain the blood creatinine in a normal range. Creatinine has been found to be a fairly reliable indicator of kidney What is creatinine? Creatinine is a chemical waste molecule that is generated from muscle metabolism. Creatinine is produced from creatine, a molecule of major importance for energy production in muscles.

More information

Creatinine (serum, plasma)

Creatinine (serum, plasma) Creatinine (serum, plasma) 1 Name and description of analyte 1.1 Name of analyte Creatinine 1.2 Alternative names None 1.3 Description of analyte Creatinine is a heterocyclic nitrogenous compound (IUPAC

More information

Renal function estimation: the implications for clinical practice. Iefke Drion

Renal function estimation: the implications for clinical practice. Iefke Drion Renal function estimation: the implications for clinical practice Iefke Drion I. Drion Renal function estimation: the implications for clinical practice Cover design: J. Drion Cover photo: Tãtaru Sebastian

More information

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT GFR ESTIMATES

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT GFR ESTIMATES FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT GFR ESTIMATES TABLE OF CONTENTS MEASUREMENT OF KIDNEY FUNCTION 4 1) What is GFR? 4 2) How is GFR measured? 4 3) What does GFR indicate? 4 4) Why measure GFR as an index

More information

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT GFR ESTIMATES

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT GFR ESTIMATES FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT GFR ESTIMATES TABLE OF CONTENTS MEASUREMENT OF KIDNEY FUNCTION 4 1) What is GFR? 4 2) How is GFR measured? 4 3) What does GFR indicate? 4 4) Why measure GFR as an index

More information

Renal Disease in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Renal Disease in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Renal Disease in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus 6th Collaborative DiGP/HSE/UCC Conference 25 th September 2013 Dr. Eoin O Sullivan Consultant Endocrinologist Bon Secours Hospital Cork Case 69 year old woman

More information

GFR (Glomerular Filtration Rate) A Key to Understanding How Well Your Kidneys Are Working

GFR (Glomerular Filtration Rate) A Key to Understanding How Well Your Kidneys Are Working GFR (Glomerular Filtration Rate) A Key to Understanding How Well Your Kidneys Are Working www.kidney.org National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative Did you know that the National

More information

Graham Beastall. [email protected]. Outline of Talk

Graham Beastall. gbeastall@googlemail.com. Outline of Talk Harmonization of Methods in Laboratory Medicine: A Means to Improve Patient Safety Graham Beastall [email protected] Outline of Talk Introduction Why Standardize or Harmonize Methods? Traceability

More information

Dialysis Patients' Bill of Rights and Responsibilities

Dialysis Patients' Bill of Rights and Responsibilities Dialysis Patients' Bill of Rights and Responsibilities PATIENTS Rights Quality Care Information Individual Treatment Privacy and Confidentiality Services Without Discrimination Treatment Options Kidney

More information

VKA in Dialysis: Navigating between Scylla and Charybdis. An De Vriese Nephrology & Infectious Diseases AZ Sint-Jan Brugge

VKA in Dialysis: Navigating between Scylla and Charybdis. An De Vriese Nephrology & Infectious Diseases AZ Sint-Jan Brugge VKA in Dialysis: Navigating between Scylla and Charybdis An De Vriese Nephrology & Infectious Diseases AZ Sint-Jan Brugge AF in Dialysis DOPPS I (1996 2001) and DOPPS II (2002 2004) Wizeman V et al. Kidney

More information

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND YOUR KIDNEYS

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND YOUR KIDNEYS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND YOUR KIDNEYS www.kidney.org About the Information in this Booklet Did you know that the National Kidney (NKF) Foundation offers guidelines and commentaries that help your healthcare

More information

Save the Vein: What Nurses Need to Know. Objectives. Importance of Vein Preservation. Why Focus on Vein Preservation? Chronic Kidney Disease

Save the Vein: What Nurses Need to Know. Objectives. Importance of Vein Preservation. Why Focus on Vein Preservation? Chronic Kidney Disease Description: This program focuses on the importance of vein preservation in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. At the heart of this project is a silicone wristband that reads SAVE VEINS NO IV/LAB DRAWS.

More information

Diabetes and the Kidneys

Diabetes and the Kidneys Diabetes and the Kidneys Aim(s) and objective(s) This guideline focuses on the detection, prevention, and management of kidney disease in people with diabetes. The management of end-stage renal disease

More information

Improvement of Diagnosis Coding by Analysing EHR and Using Rule Engine: Application to the Chronic Kidney Disease

Improvement of Diagnosis Coding by Analysing EHR and Using Rule Engine: Application to the Chronic Kidney Disease 120 Digital Healthcare Empowering Europeans R. Cornet et al. (Eds.) 2015 European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI). This article is published online with Open Access by IOS Press and distributed

More information

Serum Creatinine Levels During and After Long-term Treatment with Cyclosporine A in Patients with Severe Atopic Dermatitis

Serum Creatinine Levels During and After Long-term Treatment with Cyclosporine A in Patients with Severe Atopic Dermatitis Acta Derm Venereol 2015; 95: 963 967 CLINICAL REPORT Serum Creatinine Levels During and After Long-term Treatment with Cyclosporine A in Patients with Severe Atopic Dermatitis Jorien VAN DER SCHAFT 1,

More information

Nutrition and Chronic Kidney Disease

Nutrition and Chronic Kidney Disease Nutrition and Chronic Kidney Disease National Kidney Foundation s Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (NKF-K/DOQI TM ) The National Kidney Foundation is developing guidelines for clinical care to

More information

Urine Protein/Creatinine Ratio as a Mortality Risk Predictor in Non-Diabetics with Normal Renal Function

Urine Protein/Creatinine Ratio as a Mortality Risk Predictor in Non-Diabetics with Normal Renal Function JOURNAL OF INSURANCE MEDICINE Copyright E 2012 Journal of Insurance Medicine J Insur Med 2012;43:76 83 MORTALITY Urine Protein/Creatinine Ratio as a Mortality Risk Predictor in Non-Diabetics with Normal

More information

High Blood pressure and chronic kidney disease

High Blood pressure and chronic kidney disease High Blood pressure and chronic kidney disease For People with CKD Stages 1 4 www.kidney.org National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative Did you know that the National Kidney

More information

Medicare s Preventive Care Services. Manage Your Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD stages 3-4) with Diet

Medicare s Preventive Care Services. Manage Your Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD stages 3-4) with Diet s Preventive Care Services Manage Your Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD stages 3-4) with Diet What do the kidneys do? Your kidneys have important jobs to do in your body. Two of the kidneys most important jobs

More information

NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF PERITONEAL DIALYSIS. J. Kevin Tucker, M.D. Brigham and Women s Hospital Massachusetts General Hospital

NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF PERITONEAL DIALYSIS. J. Kevin Tucker, M.D. Brigham and Women s Hospital Massachusetts General Hospital NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF PERITONEAL DIALYSIS J. Kevin Tucker, M.D. Brigham and Women s Hospital Massachusetts General Hospital Outline Prevalence of protein-energy wasting in peritoneal dialysis Nutritional

More information

Overweight and Obesity in Nevada. Overweight and Obesity in Nevada. Public Health Issue. Overview. Background BRFSS. Objective 9/5/2013

Overweight and Obesity in Nevada. Overweight and Obesity in Nevada. Public Health Issue. Overview. Background BRFSS. Objective 9/5/2013 Overweight and Obesity in Nevada Overweight and Obesity in Nevada A Comparison of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and Department of Motor Vehicles Data Department of Health and Human Services

More information

Prediction of Kidney Disease Progression in Patients with Diabetes

Prediction of Kidney Disease Progression in Patients with Diabetes Prediction of Kidney Disease Progression in Patients with Diabetes John Arthur, MD, PhD Medical University of South Carolina SEKDC Meeting September 8, 2012 Objectives Understand the importance of predicting

More information

KDIGO THE GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH. Antiocoagulation in diabetes and CKD Vlado Perkovic

KDIGO THE GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH. Antiocoagulation in diabetes and CKD Vlado Perkovic THE GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH Antiocoagulation in diabetes and CKD Vlado Perkovic Executive Director, George Institute Australia Professor of Medicine, University of Sydney Affiliated with the

More information

Peritoneal Dialysis Adequacy. Suzanne Watnick, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Training Program Director Oregon Health & Science University

Peritoneal Dialysis Adequacy. Suzanne Watnick, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Training Program Director Oregon Health & Science University Peritoneal Dialysis Adequacy Suzanne Watnick, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Training Program Director Oregon Health & Science University Outline of Talk What is Adequacy (Definition)? What do the

More information

Update in Contrast Induced Nephropathy

Update in Contrast Induced Nephropathy Update in Contrast Induced Nephropathy Yves Pirson Service de Néphrologie, Clin. Univ. St-Luc - UCL A 76-year-old man with - type 2 diabetes - CKD (ser. creat.: 1.8 mg/dl; GFR: 32) presents with angina

More information

Diagnostic Assessments Relating to Renal Function: Why we do them? What do they mean? Mohamud Karim MD, FRCPC. Feb 27, 2015

Diagnostic Assessments Relating to Renal Function: Why we do them? What do they mean? Mohamud Karim MD, FRCPC. Feb 27, 2015 Diagnostic Assessments Relating to Renal Function: Why we do them? What do they mean? Mohamud Karim MD, FRCPC Feb 27, 2015 Acknowledgements: Previous presentor Why are Patients Referred? Renal Syndromes:

More information

Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) Principal Results

Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) Principal Results Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) Principal Results Paul K. Whelton, MB, MD, MSc Chair, SPRINT Steering Committee Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and

More information

Your Kidneys: Master Chemists of the Body

Your Kidneys: Master Chemists of the Body Your Kidneys: Master Chemists of the Body www.kidney.org National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative Did you know that the National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes

More information

DRUG UTILIZATION EVALUATION OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUGS IN DIABETIC PATIENTS WITH CKD

DRUG UTILIZATION EVALUATION OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUGS IN DIABETIC PATIENTS WITH CKD WORLD JOURNAL OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES Elhami et al. SJIF Impact Factor 5.210 Volume 4, Issue 11, 1159-1166 Research Article ISSN 2278 4357 DRUG UTILIZATION EVALUATION OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE

More information

GROWTH HORMONE THERAPY

GROWTH HORMONE THERAPY GROWTH HORMONE THERAPY Line(s) of Business: HMO; PPO; QUEST Integration Original Effective Date: 05/21/1999 Current Effective Date: 10/01/2015 POLICY A. INDICATIONS The indications below including FDA-approved

More information

Chronic Kidney Disease and the Electronic Health Record. Duaine Murphree, MD Sarah M. Thelen, MD

Chronic Kidney Disease and the Electronic Health Record. Duaine Murphree, MD Sarah M. Thelen, MD Chronic Kidney Disease and the Electronic Health Record Duaine Murphree, MD Sarah M. Thelen, MD Definition of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Defined by the National Kidney Foundation Either a decline in

More information

Assessment of kidney function in type 2 diabetes

Assessment of kidney function in type 2 diabetes NEPHROLOGY 2010; 15, S146 S161 doi:10.1111/j.1440-1797.2010.01239.x Assessment of kidney function in type 2 diabetes Date written: April 2009 Final submission: April 2009 Author: Chadban S, Howell M, Twigg

More information

Diagnosis, classification and staging of chronic kidney disease

Diagnosis, classification and staging of chronic kidney disease Diagnosis, classification and staging of chronic kidney disease Date written: July 2012 Author: David Johnson DIAGNOSIS GUIDELINES a. We recommend that chronic kidney disease (CKD) be diagnosed in all

More information

Questions and Answers for Health Care Providers: Renal Dosing and Administration Recommendations for Peramivir IV

Questions and Answers for Health Care Providers: Renal Dosing and Administration Recommendations for Peramivir IV Questions and Answers for Health Care Providers: Renal Dosing and Administration Recommendations for Peramivir IV The purpose of this document is to provide additional clarification to the existing information

More information

Diagnostic accuracy of monoclonal antibody based serum immunoglobulin

Diagnostic accuracy of monoclonal antibody based serum immunoglobulin 1 2 Diagnostic accuracy of monoclonal antibody based serum immunoglobulin free light chain immunoassays in myeloma cast nephropathy 3 4 Running Title: Free light chain immunoassays 5 6 Colin A Hutchison

More information

Cardiac Assessment for Renal Transplantation: Pre-Operative Clearance is Only the Tip of the Iceberg

Cardiac Assessment for Renal Transplantation: Pre-Operative Clearance is Only the Tip of the Iceberg Cardiac Assessment for Renal Transplantation: Pre-Operative Clearance is Only the Tip of the Iceberg 2 nd Annual Duke Renal Transplant Symposium March 1, 2014 Durham, NC Joseph G. Rogers, M.D. Associate

More information

When Stopping Dialysis Treatment Is Your Choice. A Guide for Patients and Their Families

When Stopping Dialysis Treatment Is Your Choice. A Guide for Patients and Their Families When Stopping Dialysis Treatment Is Your Choice A Guide for Patients and Their Families National Kidney Foundation s Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (NKF-KDOQI ) The National Kidney Foundation

More information

How To Diagnose And Treat Hyperphosphatemia

How To Diagnose And Treat Hyperphosphatemia Electrolyte & Blood Pressure 5:335, 2007 Case report ) Pseudohyperphosphatemia in a Patient with Multiple Myeloma Yonggu Lee, M.D., Taiyon Koo, M.D., JooHark Yi, M.D., JungHye Choi, M.D. SangWoong Han,

More information

High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease

High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH The kidneys play a key

More information

Chapter 23. Composition and Properties of Urine

Chapter 23. Composition and Properties of Urine Chapter 23 Composition and Properties of Urine Composition and Properties of Urine urinalysis the examination of the physical and chemical properties of urine appearance - clear, almost colorless to deep

More information

Ground Zero: 1997

Ground Zero: 1997 Nephrology Workforce: Challenges for the Future Jay Wish, MD The Renal Network Annual Conference March 11, 2009 Ground Zero: 1997 Scenario #6 Annual ESRD prevalence growth 5% Annual CKD prevalence growth

More information