The assessment of glomerular function: creatinine clearance or plasma creatinine?
Plasma creatinine concentration is superior to creatinine clearance for the detection of abnormal glomerular function, of changes of glomerular function in patients with chronic renal disease. Creatinine clearance should be abandoned as the routine assessment of glomerular function.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors
D003404:Creatinine