Contributed by Kim Zuber, PA-C, who oversees patients in seven dialysis centers for Metropolitan Nephrology Associates, Clinton, Md. Referrals to our nephrology office often come with a 24-hour urine ...

Medically reviewed by Matthew Wosnitzer, MD Key Takeaways An eGFR below 60 ml/min indicates possible kidney disease. High creatinine levels in the blood can suggest the kidneys are not working well. A ...

Risk for all-cause mortality increased in RA patients with microalbuminuria. (HealthDay News) — For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR) is an independent ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers identified a correlation between eGFR and urine albumin-creatinine ratio with structural brain ...

A lifestyle intervention was associated with significant reductions in BMI, urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio and eGFR for ...

Practitioners who measure only urinary protein-to-creatinine ratio may be able to use a new albumin-to-creatinine ratio estimating equation to diagnose and manage kidney disease. Researchers have ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a well-established risk factor for cardiovascular (CV) disease because declining kidney function contributes to hypertension, chronic inflammation, vascular ...

Boston, MA - Even within the range considered normal, individuals with higher levels of albumin excretion are at an increased risk of developing hypertension, leading investigators to suggest that a ...

CLINITEK Microalbumin 2 Strips provide albumin, creatinine and albumin-to-creatinine ratio results in one minute. The CLINITEK Microalbumin product is useful to test for microalbuminuria in patients ...

Kidney disease often progresses silently, causing irreversible damage before symptoms appear. Simple tests like blood ...