Dear Doctors: My father has diabetes and high blood pressure. Sometimes he fails to follow medical care for these diseases. Now his level of creatinine has reached 2.6 mg/dL, which is very high. He is ...

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Contributed by Kim Zuber, PA-C, who oversees patients in seven dialysis centers for Metropolitan Nephrology Associates, Clinton, Md. Referrals to our nephrology office often come with a 24-hour urine ...

Risk for all-cause mortality increased in RA patients with microalbuminuria. (HealthDay News) — For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR) is an independent ...

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Dear Doctors: A recent blood test showed my creatinine levels are a bit high. My doctor said it’s something we need to watch because that can be a symptom of chronic kidney disease. Is high creatinine ...

Microalbuminuria refers to a higher-than-normal amount of albumin in the urine. A high value of this urinary protein may indicate a problem with the kidneys. As people with diabetes have an increased ...

Immunophenotypic profiles of plasma cells and tumor burden in patients with smoldering myeloma (SMM) and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS). This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Last summer, a city policeman came to my door. My doctor had been unable to contact me with the results of a recent blood test and called the police. The policeman handed me a card ...