Testing how well kidneys are functioning: ACR outperforms eGFR, study suggests
Friday, May 29, 2015 - 21:30
in Health & Medicine
The usefulness of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR, a test used to check how well the kidneys are filtering blood) and albuminuria (excess protein levels in the urine, which can be a sign of kidney damage) for prediction of cardiovascular outcomes is controversial.