[Clinical use of estimated glomerular filtration rate for evaluation of kidney function].
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.
Medicinsk Afdeling, Holbæk Sygehus.  bo.broberg@me.com
Bo
B
Broberg
Morten
M
Lindhardt
Peter
P
Rossing
Hans
H
Ibsen
Frederik
F
Persson
Knud
K
Rasmussen
D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D054796:Drug Dosage Calculations; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007677:Kidney Function Tests / Q000592:standards; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis*
D003404:Creatinine