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How to measure renal function in clinical practice
BMJ 2006; 333 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39030.730949.3A (Published 16 November 2006) Cite this as: BMJ 2006;333:1072Eating cooked meat alters serum creatinine concentration and eGFR significantly
- David J Preiss (davidpreiss@doctors.org.uk),
- Ian M Godber, principal biochemist,
- Ian R Gunn, consultant biochemist
- 1Department of Biochemistry, Wishaw General Hospital, Wishaw ML2 0DP
Traynor et al state that serum creatinine concentration, and therefore eGFR, may only be slightly affected by ingestion of meat.1 In the data from the modification of diet in renal disease study that were used to generate the eGFR equations,2 samples were taken from predominantly fasting subjects (AS Levey, personal communication). In clinical practice, however, samples for serum creatinine concentration and eGFR are generally used in situations …
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