RELATIVE MERITS OF DIFFERENT CLEARANCE TESTS USED TO MEASURE GFR

Journal Title: International Journal of Basic and Applied Physiology - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 1

Abstract

Merits and demerits of various renal clearance tests that are used to measure GFR are compared and it appears that the measurement of creatinine clearance tests is the best one and when GFR is less than 60 ml/min simply measuring plasma creatinine levels emphasis the prognosis

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Ankur ,, Jahir Ul Haque, M. Desai

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Ankur, , Jahir Ul Haque, M. Desai (2015). RELATIVE MERITS OF DIFFERENT CLEARANCE TESTS USED TO MEASURE GFR. International Journal of Basic and Applied Physiology, 4(1), 14-18. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-534439