Glomerular

The serum creatinine should also be plugged into a formula that gives an estimated kidney filtration rate (called glomerular filtration rate, or eGFR) which is a much more accurate estimate of kidney function. ❋ Unknown (2009)

FAST's technology measures the body's kidney function, known as glomerular filtration rate, or GFR, by monitoring inert markers that have been injected into a patient's bloodstream. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Renal function, as reflected by glomerular filtration rate and tubular secretion, decreases steadily with increasing age. 16 There is a 6-10 percentdecrease in renal function per decade after age 40, such that, even a healthy 70 year old male can have a 40-50percent decline of renal function. 7 Drugs which are cleared primarily by the kidneys will, therefore, take longer to be excreted. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Today, I cite an article by Sankar Navaneethan and Hans Yehnert published in the latest issue of the Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD) suggesting that bariatric surgery may halt and perhaps even reverse progressive loss of renal function in severely obese patients with stage 3 chronic kidney disease (glomerular filtration rate [GFR] 30 – 59 mL/min/1.73 m2). ❋ Unknown (2010)

Dr. Joel Topf, a kidney specialist in Detroit, recounts the case of a patient whose blood report flagged a measure of kidney performance called the estimated glomerular filtration rate. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He wrote a note to me, which I forwarded to the transplant center, explaining, "Since many vegans have lower (healthier) protein intake than omnivores, and NO animal protein intake, their GFRs [glomerular filtration rates, y'all - HR] will often be lower ... vegetarian and vegan diets actually improve kidney function for patients with kidney disease." ❋ Unknown (2009)

The vampire bat and shrew have an extremely high protein intake, and the glomerular filtration rate GFR is not commensurate with the large urea load to be excreted. ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)

A high protein intake should also lead to chronic glomerular hyperfiltration; yet neither animal appears to develop progressive renal failure. ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)

This results from the large amount of blood flow through the glomerulus, the relatively large pores (40 angstrom, an angstom is one one-hundred millionth of a centimeter) in the glomerular capillaries, and the hydrostatic pressure of the blood. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Nearly all of the water, glucose, potassium, and amino acids lost during glomerular filtration reenter the blood from the renal tubules. ❋ Unknown (2007)

His primary interest has been in the field of glomerular nephritis and lupus nephritis. ❋ Unknown (2000)

Lithium diffuses freely into all body compartments, as well as the glomerular filtrate, and has a renal clearance of about 80 ml/minute, substantially less than the glomerular filtration rate of 120 ml/minute. ❋ Michael Alan Taylor (1993)

Several reports indicate that patients with the syndrome may develop glomerular changes observable on renal biopsy. ❋ Michael Alan Taylor (1993)

Decreases include renal blood flow, glomerular filtration rate, tubular secretion, and the ability to compensate for acid-base and electrolyte abnormalities and free-water load. ❋ Michael Alan Taylor (1993)

Decreased renal blood flow; decreased glomerular filtration rate; and decreased renal tubular secretion ❋ Michael Alan Taylor (1993)

When the oxypurines are not reutilized, they are excreted by the kidney by glomerular filtration, since they are not reabsorbed by the kidney tubule to any significant degree (85,86). ❋ Unknown (1988)

Because acyclovir is excreted at about twice glomerular filtration rate and has a limited solubility in water (2.5 mg/ml at 37°C) it is administered as a one-hour intravenous infusion rather than a bolus injection. ❋ Unknown (1988)