tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230162007222918868.post1265555189317618998..comments2023-09-19T05:50:03.130-04:00Comments on Renal Fellow Network: "The eGFR Consult"Gearoid McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08049723797363526138noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230162007222918868.post-36704695852099237722009-09-24T09:57:09.280-04:002009-09-24T09:57:09.280-04:00Thanks for the shout out, Nathan. I direct the pod...Thanks for the shout out, Nathan. I direct the podcast program for ASN. Please let me know if you or any of your readers have ideas for future Kidney News podcasts, or other resources that ASN can provide to benefit renal fellows. <br /><br />Best,<br />Ben Carver<br />ASN<br />bcarver@asn-online.orgBenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02323596711465616464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230162007222918868.post-22181822766869693472009-09-21T18:53:45.644-04:002009-09-21T18:53:45.644-04:00Agreed--but sometimes patients have labs drawn at ...Agreed--but sometimes patients have labs drawn at different facilities, which could potentially use different methods...<br /><br />One thing I find funny the way our hospital reports the creatinine--it always gives the value to two decimal places (e.g., a creatinine of 1.46). I highly doubt that this degree of accuracy is meaningful--wouldn't rounding up or down make more sense? My brain doesn't need to hold on to that extra info provided by the 2nd decimal place, yet it inevitably does.nathanhellmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05106304347173760122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230162007222918868.post-35779911098554520652009-09-21T01:12:18.102-04:002009-09-21T01:12:18.102-04:00If your lab standardizes Scr to the isotope diluti...If your lab standardizes Scr to the isotope dilution mass standard, it can be reliably used.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13385331262756237000noreply@blogger.com