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Which test tells about kidney problem and how much money does it cost?

The most important test to check the health of the kidney is the kidney function test. It is also called renal function test. In this, the functioning of the kidney is checked on several parameters ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Geographical Variation in Kidney Function Testing and Associations With Health Care Costs Among Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes

OBJECTIVES: Clinical practice guidelines recommend at least annual testing of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and urine albumin-creatinine ratio (uACR) for patients with chronic kidney ...
University at Buffalo

Pharmacy professor promotes kidney assessment that provides accurate, equitable care

A commentary by Calvin Meaney urges discontinuation of outdated tests that are imprecise or disadvantage Black patients.
Medical Xpress

Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures: News and Research on Kidney Function Tests

For patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), severity of CKD is associated with an increased incidence of cognitive impairment, according to a study published online Feb. 17 in JAMA Network Open.
ABC7

Kidney test that considers race as factor coming under new scrutiny

MISSION HILLS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A medical test for kidney function that adjusts its results for race is coming under increased scrutiny. Experts are saying the results for African-American ...
Healio

Cancer clinical trials commonly use ‘two most inaccurate’ tests to measure kidney function

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Common tests used in cancer clinical trials to evaluate kidney function may unnecessarily exclude some ...