best way to measure kidney function

July 2005

Experts are debating the best way to measure kidney function.

This is important for selecting the proper dose of renally eliminated drugs... digoxin... lithium... aminoglycosides... most ACE inhibitors... and many others.

If you don't do this frequently, here's the debate in a nutshell.

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