Regional variation in use of exogenous and endogenous glomerular filtration rate (GFR) markers in Sweden

Regional variation in use of exogenous and endogenous glomerular filtration rate (GFR) markers in Sweden

BACKGROUND Markers of renal function (glomerular filtration rate (GFR)) are frequently used in the Swedish health care. GFR is usually estimated based on plasma creatinine concentration, but plasma cystatin C concentration, creatinine clearance, iohexol clearance, and (51)Cr-EDTA clearance are also used. These markers are all part of the daily patient care, but there is little specific informat...

FIT to measure glomerular filtration rate ( GFR )

SERUM CYSTATIN C AS A NEW MARKER OF GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE (GFR)

Cystatin C is a 13 KD basic protein that is a member of the cystatin superfamily of cysteine protease inhibitors. The cystatin C gene seems to be a house keeping gene, which is compatible with a stable production rate of cystatin C by most cells. This protein is freely filtered through the glomerulus and almost completely reabsorbed and catabolized by proximal tubular cells. Because of the...

Exogenous Fluorescent Agents for the Determination of Glomerular Filtration Rate

Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is now widely accepted as the best indicator of renal function in the state of health and illness.1,2 Current clinical guidelines advocate its use in the staging of chronic kidney disease as well as in assessing the risk of kidney failure under acute clinical, physiological, and pathological conditions.3-6 Acute renal failure (ARF) is a major cause of complicati...

: metadiscourse in introduction sections of applied linguistics and physics research articles: exploring variation in frequency and type

abstract in written mode of language, metadiscourse markers are used commonly to help writers in general and academic writers in particular to produce coherent and professional texts. the purpose of the present study was to compare introduction sections of applied linguistics and physics articles regarding their use of interactive and interactional metadiscourse markers based on the model pro...