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Articles tagged Kidney Function 

Naomi Nkinsi
UW Medicine Naomi Nkinsi MPH Students Race eGFR Kidney Function
June 01, 2020 | Department News

UW Medicine to Exclude Race from Calculation of eGFR (includes Naomi Nkinsi)

UW medical students initiate one of the first of its kind transition to the calculation of estimated glomerular filtration rate that is not adjusted by race.

A serum creatinine test measures the level of creatinine in your blood and provides an estimate of how well your kidneys filter (glomerular filtration rate).

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