Finding accredited CPD
Each serum creatinine pathology test result in Australia is routinely returned with a report on the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). The equation for calculating the eGFR has been updated, and Australian practitioners may be curious to know why this might concern them.
The eGFR equations were derived from multiple studies that used direct measurements of kidney function with accurate but intensive methods that are generally reserved for research, such as the clearance of the exogenous filtration markers inulin, iothalamate, or iohexol.
This MJA Editorial shares more.
Authors: Jessica Dawson and Meg Jardine
Article Type: Editorial
*Medical Board of Australia’s (MBA)’s revised Registration Standard: Continuing professional development (the Standard)
