Serum cystatin C for assessment of glomerular filtration rate in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

Hypertension in Pregnancy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 309-317

  Moodley, J ^a,b   Gangaram, R ^a,b   Khanyile, R ^a,b   Ojwang, P J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Creatinine clearance; Eclampsia; Glomerular filtration rate; Hypertensive; Serum cystatin C

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CREATININE; CYSTATIN C; RADIOISOTOPE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIPSTICK; ECLAMPSIA; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTENSIVE DISORDER OF PREGNANCY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KING EDWARD VIII HOSPITAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL DISEASE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RELIABILITY; SOUTH AFRICA; TWENTY FOUR HOUR URINE COLLECTION; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CREATININE; CYSTATINS; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; PREGNANCY;

EID: 9244243114     PISSN: 10641955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PRG-200030345     Document Type: Article

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