Clinical use of estimated glomerular filtration rate for evaluation of kidney function.

TY - JOUR

T1 - Clinical use of estimated glomerular filtration rate for evaluation of kidney function.

AU - Broberg, Bo

AU - Lindhardt, Morten

AU - Rossing, Peter

AU - Ibsen, Hans

AU - Persson, Frederik

AU - Rasmussen, Knud

PY - 2013/9/30

Y1 - 2013/9/30

N2 - Estimating glomerular filtration rate by the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease or Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration formulas gives a reasonable estimate of kidney function for e.g. classification of chronic kidney disease. Additionally the estimated glomerular filtration rate is a significant predictor for cardiovascular disease and may along with classical cardiovascular risk factors add useful information to risk estimation. Several cautions need to be taken into account, e.g. rapid changes in kidney function, dialysis, high age, obesity, underweight and diverging and unanticipated deviations in muscle mass may make the estimate unreliable.

AB - Estimating glomerular filtration rate by the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease or Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration formulas gives a reasonable estimate of kidney function for e.g. classification of chronic kidney disease. Additionally the estimated glomerular filtration rate is a significant predictor for cardiovascular disease and may along with classical cardiovascular risk factors add useful information to risk estimation. Several cautions need to be taken into account, e.g. rapid changes in kidney function, dialysis, high age, obesity, underweight and diverging and unanticipated deviations in muscle mass may make the estimate unreliable.

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 24079322

SN - 0041-5782

VL - 175

SP - 2333

EP - 2336

JO - Ugeskrift for Laeger

JF - Ugeskrift for Laeger

IS - 40

ER -