Kidneys work quietly in the background, filtering waste, balancing fluids, and maintaining chemical stability without demanding attention. But this is until som ...

Kristin Weiland is a documentary film producer and writer with a background in crisis management and ethnographic research. She specializes in investigative and social impact documentary projects, and ...

Understanding your creatinine levels is important for monitoring kidney function. When you go for your yearly check-up, you’ll likely have a routine blood test for creatinine. In some cases, your ...

I recently took a call from a new practitioner. She had an 85-year-old diabetic, non-insulin-dependent female with a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of 45 mL/min/1.73 m 2. The practitioner asked if ...

Kidney problems never or rarely announce themselves loudly. There is no sudden pain or obvious warning in the early stages, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Older adults may have hyperfiltration with normal glomerular filtration rate calculation. GFR calculation may be ...