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renal function; kidney function
Common term used in reference to function of the kidney, commonly assessed by creatinine clearance or other renal function test.
Complications:
- elderly sustaine diminished renal function manifested by an increase in serum creatinine serum cystatin C levels after exposure to extreme dry heat despite adequate hydration however,
- younger age & higher humidity mitigate this effect [1]
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age-associated changes in renal function
kidney
kidney disease; renal disease
renal function tests; renal function panel
References
- Bhattacharya S
Heat Waves: A Silent Threat to Older Adults' Kidneys
MDedge/Internal Medicine. July 26, 2024
https://www.mdedge.com/internalmedicine/article/270148/nephrology/heat-waves-silent-threat-older-adults-kidneys
- McKenna ZJ, Atkins WC, Foster J
Kidney Function Biomarkers During Extreme Heat Exposure in Young and Older Adults.
JAMA. 2024 Jul 23;332(4):333-335.
PMID: 38913388 PMCID: PMC11197017 (available on 2024-12-24)
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2820322
- Medical Tests of Kidney Function
http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/kidneytests/index.htm
- National Kidney Foundation's renal function calculator
http://www.kidney.org/kls/professionals/gfr_calculator.cfm