A Simple Blood Test Mismatch May Predict Kidney Failure, Heart Disease, and Death

Disagreement between creatinine and cystatin C kidney tests signals a much higher risk of serious disease and death, ...
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Cancer clinical trials commonly use ‘two most inaccurate’ tests to measure kidney function

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Common tests used in cancer clinical trials to evaluate kidney function may unnecessarily exclude some ...
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Alzheimer’s blood tests may be misleading for people with kidney problems

A large study found that people with impaired kidneys tend to have higher Alzheimer’s biomarkers, yet they don’t face a higher overall risk of dementia. For those who already have elevated biomarkers, ...
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Baseline, post-acute kidney function key in evaluating patients with AKI needing dialysis

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . All-cause mortality was 28.3% during a mean of 1.2 years follow-up in the study cohort. Incidence rate of major ...