New clinical equation accurately measures kidney function in children

Measuring a child's kidney function has traditionally been time-consuming, costly, and difficult to perform, but a new equation that uses parameters collected at routine office visits can effectively accomplish this, according to a study appearing in the March 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The formula could prove useful for measuring kidney function when young patients are given antibiotics, chemotherapy, and other drugs that could potentially injure the kidneys. The equation could also be valuable for monitoring kidney function in children with kidney disease...

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