PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - James Simon
AU  - Milen Amde
AU  - Emilio D. Poggio
TI  - Interpreting the estimated glomerular filtration rate in primary care: Benefits and pitfalls
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.78a.10057
DP  - 2011 Mar 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 189--195
VI  - 78
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/78/3/189.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/78/3/189.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2011 Mar 01; 78
AB  - As several equations have been developed for estimating the glomerular filtration rate (GFR), many laboratories are now reporting the GFR automatically, and primary care providers are left trying to interpret the results and put them into the context of patient care. Therefore, it is important that health care professionals understand how to interpret the estimated GFR value and how to recognize when the estimate may not be accurate.