The influence of oral cimetidine administration on creatinine clearance in chilren with chronic renal failure: A preliminary study

Background Serum creatinine and creatinine clearance are used to assess glomerular filtration rate but have a major disadvantage since a variable amount of creatinine is secreted in the proximal tubule. This may cause an unpredictable overestimation of GFR. Tubular creatinine secretion can be blocke...

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Main Authors: Rosalina D Roeslani, Partini P Trihono, Sri Rezeki Harun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House 2016-10-01
Series:Paediatrica Indonesiana
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Online Access:https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/791