What do you measure, what is your cut off, and what is your preferred kidney function assessment tool for prospective kidney transplant donors?
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Nephrology · Mayo Clinic
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We measure kidney function by combination of 24 hour urine collection for creatinine clearance as well as estimated GFR using cystatin C based equation. We used to do Iothalamate clearance on a regular basis but due to staffing issue we have been doing this in very selected patients. Cutoff in gener...
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