Correlation between creatinine clearance and transtubular potassium concentration gradient in old people and chronic renal diseases patients
Joint Authors
Musso, Carlos G.
al-Granati, Luis
Liakopoulos, Vassilis
Stefanidis, Ioanis
Miguel, Raul De
Imperiali, Nora
Source
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Issue
Vol. 18, Issue 4 (31 Dec. 2007), pp.551-555, 5 p.
Publisher
Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation
Publication Date
2007-12-31
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Topics
- Elderly
- Patients
- Kidneys
- Diseases
- Penal functions
- Medical examinations
- Chronic diseases
- Potassium
- Kidney failure
Abstract EN
Senescence and chronic kidney disease (CKD) reduce progressively glomerular filtration rate (GFR), which usually results in an increase in potassium renal secretion.
To evaluate whether the transtubular potassium concentration gradient (TTKG) is more accurate parameter for evaluating the renal secretion of this cation than using fractional excretion of potassium as its urinary secretion marker, we studied 55 subjects, 43 of them were healthy elderly volunteers and 12 were CKD patients.
Exclusion criteria were : abnormal plasma potassium level or presence of any disease or drug that could induce alteration of balance of this electrolyte levels.
All the subjects were on a diet with a potassium content around 50 mmol / day.
The curves, which demonstrate the relationship between creatinine clearance and TTKG and the grade of correlation between these two parameters were analyzed in both groups.
We found that the transtubular potassium concentration gradient had a significant negative correlation with the creatinine clearance level in the healthy elderly group, while there was no correlation in the CKD group.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Musso, Carlos G.& Liakopoulos, Vassilis& Stefanidis, Ioanis& Miguel, Raul De& Imperiali, Nora& al-Granati, Luis. 2007. Correlation between creatinine clearance and transtubular potassium concentration gradient in old people and chronic renal diseases patients. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation،Vol. 18, no. 4, pp.551-555.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Musso, Carlos G.…[et al.]. Correlation between creatinine clearance and transtubular potassium concentration gradient in old people and chronic renal diseases patients. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation Vol. 18, no. 4 (Dec. 2007), pp.551-555.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Musso, Carlos G.& Liakopoulos, Vassilis& Stefanidis, Ioanis& Miguel, Raul De& Imperiali, Nora& al-Granati, Luis. Correlation between creatinine clearance and transtubular potassium concentration gradient in old people and chronic renal diseases patients. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation. 2007. Vol. 18, no. 4, pp.551-555.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-41340
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 555
Record ID
BIM-41340