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  2. Assessment of kidney function - Wikipedia

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    The normal range of GFR, adjusted for body surface area, is 100–130 average 125 (mL/min)/(1.73 m 2) in men and 90–120 (mL/min)/(1.73 m 2) in women younger than the age of 40. In children, GFR measured by inulin clearance is 110 (mL/min)/(1.73 m 2) until 2 years of age in both sexes, and then it progressively decreases. After age 40, GFR ...

  3. Glomerular filtration rate - Wikipedia

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    The normal range of GFR, adjusted for body surface area, is 100–130 average 125 mL/min/1.73m 2 in men and 90–120 ml/min/1.73m 2 in women younger than the age of 40. In children, GFR measured by inulin clearance is 110 mL/min/1.73 m 2 until 2 years of age in both sexes, and then it progressively decreases. After age 40, GFR decreases ...

  4. Kidney failure - Wikipedia

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    Acute kidney injury (AKI), previously called acute renal failure (ARF), [12] [13] is a rapidly progressive loss of renal function, [14] generally characterized by oliguria (decreased urine production, quantified as less than 400 mL per day in adults, [15] less than 0.5 mL/kg/h in children or less than 1 mL/kg/h in infants); and fluid and ...

  5. Chronic kidney disease - Wikipedia

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    Hence, British guidelines append the letter "P" to the stage of chronic kidney disease if protein loss is significant. [60] Stage 1: Slightly diminished function; kidney damage with normal or relatively high GFR (≥90 mL/min/1.73 m 2) and persistent albuminuria. Kidney damage is defined as pathological abnormalities or markers of damage ...

  6. Cancer patients often do better with less intensive treatment ...

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    Scaling back treatment for three kinds of cancer can make life easier for patients without compromising outcomes, doctors reported at the world’s largest cancer conference. It’s part of a long ...

  7. Alcohol and cancer - Wikipedia

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    The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center found that men who consumed four or more glasses of red wine per week had a 50 percent reduction in the risk of developing prostate cancer. They "found no significant effects – positive nor negative – associated with the consumption of beer or hard liquor and no consistent risk reduction with white ...

  8. This Olympian's Shift Towards Sobriety Helped Her Reach Her ...

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    The concept isn’t new (think Dry January and Sober October), but it’s attracting the masses more, arguably, than ever before. In January 2022, nonalcoholic beverages saw a 19 percent increase ...

  9. New liver cancer treatment ‘effective in 90% of patients’

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    Dr Stedman, who is co-founder of PLANETS cancer charity which has helped fund the research, said: “When we first trialled this treatment on two patients in 2012 I said that the development would ...