Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007;64(6):652-660. Two basic questions remain unanswered: what is the difference in renal function as determined by the MDRD4 equation versus the Cockcroft–Gault equation ...

BOSTON -- Some equations used to calculate estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) may alter chemotherapy dosing in cancer patients, a prospective study indicated. Nearly 300 adults beginning ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Removing race from estimated glomerular filtration rate equations could result in more Black patients being ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The paper provides a race-free equation to estimate kidney filtration in adults with stable kidney function. It ...

Weight loss: An important but often overlooked clue for the diagnosis of cancer. Background: More and more elderly cancer patients are treated with cytotoxic agents. Elderly patients represent an ...

The K/DOQI GUIDELINES advocate use of the Cockroft–Gault equation and MDRD EQUATION to predict glomerular filtration rate (GFR). The validity of these equations in the kidney transplant population is ...

Credit: Shutterstock Accurate assessment of glomerular filtration rate in patients with cancer is crucial to determine drug eligibility and dosing, while balancing the risks for undertreatment and ...

Two different doses of dabigatran are each as effective as warfarin regardless of renal function, according to a substudy of the RE-LY trial showing consistency with the overall study findings.

Accurate kidney function assessment is a crucial consideration when prescribing a patient's anticancer therapy regimen. Many Black patients would lose eligibility for anticancer medications or have a ...

Allopurinol is currently used as urate-lowering therapy in patients with gout. Findings suggesting that allopurinol-related toxicity is associated with impaired renal function have led to the ...

Cockcroft–Gault, using TBW (mL/min) TBW(140 – age)/(72 x SCr) 75. . . Cockcroft–Gault, using IBW (mL/min) IBW(140 – age)/(72 x SCr) 50. . . Cockcroft–Gault ...