Sentence examples for underlying renal function and from inspiring English sources
In contrast to the most previous studies [ 2- 4, 23, 26] in which serum creatinine on admission or back-calculating creatinine was used as the baseline renal function, we applied preadmission eGFR as the underlying renal function and defined AKI and ACKI without bias [ 27].
Combination treatment with renin inhibition and angiotensin II receptor blockade is evolving as a new antiproteinuric treatment, but not much is known about the impact of underlying renal function on the safety and efficacy of this treatment.
Therefore, the renal effects of ANP and BNP may depend on degree of underlying renal function.
9 It is, however, unknown which of the two formulas better reflects the true underlying renal function in the STEMI population.
If no serum creatinine were available, the lowest value during ICU stay (during renal recovery) or average level of same age bracket among Chinese population [ 23] was used to assess underlying renal function.
Our results indicated that ACKI, as compared with AKI, was associated with higher risk of adverse outcomes, suggesting that type 1 cardiorenal syndrome should be classified in two subgroups based on the underlying renal function.
Genome-wide studies have recently also addressed the genetic variants underlying impaired renal function and Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in the general population [ 12].
Fluconazole has been recommended as a drug of choice for treating meningal coccidioidomycosis, particularly in patients with underlying renal disease or with disease-associated renal function deterioration (4, 5 ).
Colistin nephrotoxicity seems rare in young patients with normal renal function and common in patients with underlying renal insufficiency.
AKI was a coexisting condition in 205 patients (22.2%) with normal baseline renal function and 478 patients (51.8%) with underlying CKD.
Both the former data on hypothyroid patients and the latter new findings on TSH treated patients, support the existence of a link between thyroid metabolism and renal function and open new questions about the mechanisms underlying this link.
