04 Tuesday Mar 2014
Posted in Antibiotic therapy, Infectious Diseases, Kidney
Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has issued guidelines for treatment of urinary tract infections.
The highlights of these recommendation include avoidance of the use of fluoroquinolones such as CIPRO for uncomplicated urinary tract infections. The increase in use of these drugs has caused Ecoli to become more resistant to these drugs.
04 Saturday May 2013
Posted in Autoimmune diseases, Health, Kidney, medicine
Tags
bladder, kidney, proteinuria, sediment, urinalysis, urine, uti
The combination of these tests are ordered to determine the status of kidney function.
Addition of eGFR allows a more accurate assessment of kidney function.
The eGFR also allows staging of kidney damage that has occurred.
It is much more accurate than creatinine in finding early stages of kidney disease.
This test is often as accurate as measuring 24urine for creatinine clearance.
