Specific tests can assess kidney function.There are several tests available to assess kidney function and detect abnormalities early on. However, only a minority of survey respondents recognized all ...

Kidney function tests, also known as renal function tests, use eGFR alone or in combination with a urine test to evaluate the efficiency of waste clearance by the kidneys.

Because of race-based estimates, thousands of Black patients were placed further down kidney transplant waitlists.

The widely used eGFR test overestimates kidney function in Black patients, leaving some off the transplant list. A new policy tries to correct that.

A study at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) has found that a test of kidney function that measures blood levels of cystatin C—a protein produced by most cells in the body—is a far more ...

Advantages include a relatively short duration of time and comparison of the individual periods allows for an assessment of quality of test results.

MINNEAPOLIS — A major change in the medical world is helping make kidney transplants more racially equitable. Race is no longer being considered an important test to estimate kidney function.

An Australian medical technology company, Proteomics International, has published a study demonstrating a new blood test significantly outperforms conventional tests in identifying the risk of ...

A medical test for kidney function that adjusts its results for race is coming under increased scrutiny.

The specific pattern of anemia, combined with kidney function tests, helps physicians distinguish kidney-related anemia from other causes.

Widely-used kidney function tests underestimate scale of kidney disease in Africa A commonly used blood test which measures how well a person’s kidneys are working may not pick up kidney disease ...

New guidelines increase equity In September 2021, a national task force, made up of experts from the National Kidney Foundation and the American Society of Nephrology, recommended that all ...