Serum Cystatin C for Estimation of GFR
Michael G. Shlipak, Lesley A. Inker, Josef Coresh
Abstract
An 80-year-old man with type 2 diabetes and hypertension was referred to the nephrology clinic for persistent hyperkalemia. The patient was frail and sedentary, with a BMI of 37. His estimated glomerular filtration rate calculated using creatinine was 64 mL/min/1.73 m 2 . How would you interpret these results?
Topics & Concepts
MedicineRenal functionCystatin CCreatinineHyperkalemiaInternal medicineNephrologyType 2 diabetesDiabetes mellitusUrologyEndocrinologyCardiologyChronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesDialysis and Renal Disease ManagementParathyroid Disorders and Treatments