DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 73-year-old female. A recent blood test returned an eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate) of 59. My physician’s nurse told me that the test was normal. When I asked her ...

Transdermal GFR System (TGFR) is a first-in-kind product for point of care assessment of kidney function in patients with normal or impaired renal function The transdermal GFR (tGFR) methodology has ...

Your kidney function test results are a measure of how well your kidneys are working to filter your blood and remove excess water and waste from the body. For example, the estimated glomerular ...

Acute kidney injury did not necessarily explain the study results. Hospitalized patients with reduced kidney function on admission who are discharged with apparently normal kidney function have ...

Even "normal" kidney test results may mask hidden risks if theyre unusually low for your age and sex, signaling higher chances of future disease.

Increased physical activity was associated with a substantially lower risk for kidney function decline, with the strongest effects seen with higher frequencies and intensities of activity, according ...