Monitoring renal function: Measured and estimated glomerular filtration rates - A review

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 528-536

  Salgado, J V ^a   Neves, F A ^a   Bastos, M G ^b   Franca A K ^c   Brito, D J ^c   Santos, E M ^c   Salgado Filho, N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MARANHÃO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Creatinine; Cystatin C; Glomerular filtration rate; Kidney function; Measurement and calculation of GFR

Indexed keywords

CYSTATIN C; EDETATE CHROMIUM CR 51; IOHEXOL; IOTALAMIC ACID I 125; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; PREDNISONE;

ACCURACY; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY CLEARANCE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; NEPHELOMETRY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PLASMA CLEARANCE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID FUNCTION; TURBIDIMETRY;

EID: 77953941516     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2010007500040     Document Type: Review

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