Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Appropriate drug dosing requires an estimation of kidney function that is reliable and consistent across many ...

Elevated creatinine levels signal potential kidney strain, indicating impaired waste filtering. While normal ranges exist, ...

So when should RAAS blockers be stopped? The following indications are strong consideration to not use RAAS blockers: The first is hyperkalemia, which is a serum potassium level 0 ≥ 5.8 mEq/L in the ...

September 5, 2006 — Increases in serum creatinine of as little as 0.25 mg/dL or 25% above baseline after radiocontrast dye administration were linked with increased in-hospital mortality and length of ...

The accuracy of estimation of kidney function with the use of routine metabolic tests, such as measurement of the serum creatinine level, has been controversial. The European Kidney Function ...

Credit: Shutterstock. Serum creatinine-based eGFR used alone overestimates kidney function and can lead to inaccurate dosing of medications in patients with cancer. Among patients with cancer ...

Small increases in serum creatinine level are associated with marked increases in mortality. Paradoxically, some studies have indicated that higher serum creatinine concentrations are associated with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Neither iodixanol nor iopamidol were associated with increased serum creatinine levels or with contrast-induced ...

(HealthDay News) – For elderly adults, new fibric acid derivative (fibrate) use is associated with an increase in serum creatinine levels, in hospitalizations for these levels, and in nephrologist ...