Kidney function tests like eGFR, creatinine, and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio can reveal early signs of kidney disease long before symptoms appear. Understanding what these numbers mean helps you ...

Less than 20% of patients with laboratory evidence of kidney disease are referred for specialty care but most patients who are not referred have low predicted two-year risk of kidney failure Kidney ...

Understanding your lab results is key to managing your health. Learn what common tests mean and how to talk to your doctor.

In the lab, it’s easier to grow simple balls of cells than complex asymmetrical structures with two distinct ends—like the one million filtering units, or nephrons, that make up a human kidney. But ...

Chronic kidney disease affects more than 850 million people worldwide and continues to impose a heavy clinical and economic ...