Circulating blood is filtered across the glomerular barrier to form an ultrafiltrate of plasma in
the Bowman's space. The volume of glomerular filtration adjusted by time is defined as the …

Definitions are never “right” or “wrong”. They are simply more or less “useful” for a given
purpose. The same is true of the clinical syndrome of acute renal failure (ARF), which is …

Epidemiological studies have raised awareness of the problem of undiagnosed chronic
kidney disease (CKD) and suggest that early identification and treatment will reduce the …

Overcome the toughest clinical challenges in nephrology with the new 9th edition of
Brenner/Rector's The Kidney! A brand-new editorial team of Drs. Maarten W. Taal, Glenn M …

Owing to advances in modern medicine, life expectancies are lengthening and leading to an
increase in the population of older individuals. The aging process leads to significant …

Background. Coronary revascularization with cardiopulmonary bypass has the potential risk
of renal dysfunction related to the nonphysiologic nature of cardiopulmonary bypass …

Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is accepted as the best overall index of kidney function. GFR
varies with age, sex, body size and even diet [1]. A persistently reduced GFR is an indication …

The purpose of this systematic review is to assess the evidence behind the dietary
requirement of protein and to assess the health effects of varying protein intake in healthy …

BACKGROUND: Due to the high satiating effect of protein, a high-protein diet may be
desirable in the treatment of obesity. However the long-term effect of different levels of …

The aim of this scoping review was to conduct evidence-based documentations between
calcium (Ca) intake and health outcomes for updating dietary reference values (DRVs) and …