Cystatin C Falsely Underestimated GFR in a Critically Ill Patient with a New Diagnosis of AIDS

Cystatin C has been suggested to be a more accurate glomerular filtration rate (GFR) surrogate than creatinine in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) because it is unaffected by skeletal muscle mass and dietary influences. However, little is known about the utility of this marker...

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Autores principales: Brown, Caitlin S., Kashani, Kianoush B., Clain, Jeremy M., Frazee, Erin N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4886077/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27293926
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9349280

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4886077/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27293926
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9349280

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