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

The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is a blood test to assess kidney function. The formula for calculating eGFR takes the patient’s body size, age, and sex into account to predict how well ...

DEAR DOCTORS: My father has diabetes and high blood pressure. Sometimes, he fails to follow medical care for these diseases. Now his level of creatinine has reached 2.6 milligrams per deciliter, which ...

New insights into kidney function tests suggest using creatinine and cystatin C together may lower the risk of kidney failure ...

A mismatch between two common tests for kidney function may indicate a higher risk for kidney failure, heart disease, and ...

Dear Doctors: My father has diabetes and high blood pressure. Sometimes he fails to follow medical care for these diseases. Now his level of creatinine has reached 2.6 mg/dL, which is very high. He is ...