Kidney function

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Contents 1 Used for 2 Broader Terms 3 Narrower Terms 4 Related Terms 5 Scope Note 6 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

antidiuresis, kidney physiology

Broader Terms

physiology

Narrower Terms

diuresis, glomerular filtration, renal tubular transport, saluresis

Related Terms

body fluid osmolarity, body water, electrolyte balance

Scope Note

physiological activity and functions of the kidneys as a whole or of any of its parts, including filtering the blood for the secretion of urine.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• The standard evaluation of kidney function is an estimate of the kidney's rate of filtration — called the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) — based on measurement of creatinine in the blood and a further calculation based on a patient's age, gender and race.
• Kidney function is estimated using the glomerular filtration rate or GFR.
• Find by Letter: PILS Leaflet L660; Routine Kidney Function Blood Test; (Version=31) Routine Kidney Function Blood Test Routine kidney function is one of the most commonly performed blood tests.
• The more kidney function is impaired, the higher serum creatinine concentration becomes.
• If the reduction in kidney function is not major (say, a woman has half or more of normal kidney function, with a blood creatinine level of about 150 micromoles per litre), pregnancy is usually successful.

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