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Evaluation of Renal Function and Proteinuria

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Hypertension Medicine

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When evaluating renal function, the clinician is oftentimes asked to estimate the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and to determine whether the ability of the kidney to dilute and concentrate, acidify the urine, or function as a barrier to the excretion of protein is impaired. This chapter reviews each of these integral functions of the kidney and provides the clinician with a useful and practical approach to their assessment.

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  1. Ira W. Reiser MD
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  1. Downstate College of Medicine, State University of New York, Brooklyn, New York, USA

    Michael A. Weber MD

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Reiser, I.W., Porush, J.G. (2001). Evaluation of Renal Function and Proteinuria. In: Weber, M.A. (eds) Hypertension Medicine. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-008-7_14

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-008-7_14

  • Publisher Name: Humana Press, Totowa, NJ

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