Urinary cystatin C (uCysC) level may be a useful biomarker for discriminating between prerenal and intrinsic acute kidney injury (AKI), report researchers. "Our findings may assist physicians when ...

The aims of this study were to determine which of the two biomarkers of renal injury, kidney injury molecule-1 or cystatin C, is more sensitive and to evaluate whether erythropoietin protects kidneys ...

A study found cystatin C, renal resistance index, and urinary kidney injury molecule-1 were significantly associated with risk of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) in children and adolescents with type 1 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Research from Kaiser Permanente supports the use of cystatin C tests as an alternative to creatinine-based tests ...

kidneys High-risk patients need to be seen sooner and more frequently in a nephrology clinic. A model based on select clinical variables may identify hospitalized patients with acute kidney injury ...