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Learn MoreNKDEP Study on eGFR Reporting is Published in AJKD. This month's issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD) includes an article about NKDEP's 2006-2007 study on the prevalence of eGFR reporting and related practices among clinical chemistry laboratories in the U.S...
A New Resource Helps Providers Explaining GFR Results. NKDEP has developed a new resource, Explaining GFR: A tear-off pad for clinical use, to help primary care providers and other health professionals explain estimated GFR results with their patients...
Key Organizations Unite to Support eGFR Reporting. The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) partnered with NKDEP and other organizations to send a letter urging nephrologists to support and help facilitate the reporting of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) by all hospital and commercial clinical laboratories in the United States...
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