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Assessment of Iothalamate Plasma Clearance
Author(s) -
Rajiv Agarwal,
Jennifer E. Bills,
Paulos M. Yigazu,
Terri Abraham,
Andinet B. Gizaw,
Robert P. Light,
Dagim M. Bekele,
Getachew G. Tegegne
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.03720708
Subject(s) - medicine , renal function , urology , plasma clearance , bolus (digestion) , clearance , kidney disease , blood sampling , endocrinology , nuclear medicine , pharmacokinetics
Measurement of GFR is important for the management of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Although bolus administration of radiocontrast agents is commonly used to measure GFR, the optimal duration of sampling to assess their plasma clearance is unknown. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the duration of plasma sampling influences precision and estimation of GFR.

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