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Currently both have almost identically dupicated information on GFR calculation. Renal function has best overall structure, gives equations for differing units and is the parent topic (indeed one perhaps should also mention DMSA and MAG-3 nuclear medicine studies of renal function and differential function between the two kidneys). Glomerular filtration rate has though some better laid out equations (I like the setting out of additional factors rather than having "constant" that is then defined in the text). David Ruben Talk 13:58, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
Merged - I've also done quite a lot of rephrasing as discussion of GFR tended to give measuring creatinine as its example, which was then confusing when creatinine clearance later described. Also creatinine clearance described how it measures GFR, rather than approximates to this. I've also notice Creatinine clearance which duplicates again GFR and Cockcroft-Gault approximation formulas - I'll merge this in to for a single consistant description. David Ruben Talk 04:17, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
I think the name of this article should be changed to "GFR" or "Glomerular filtration rate". Filtration is only one function of the kidneys, while re-absorption of electrolytes etc. is also an important function. As the current content is almost exclusively about filtration and GFR, it should also be named so. I have no problem with the article "Renal function" forwarding to GFR until there is valuable content for it, though. Grobi-Fan ( talk) 15:11, 21 May 2020 (UTC)
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Renal function → Glomerular filtration rate – Entire page covers glomerular filtration rate; renal function is well covered on Kidney#Function and would be much better redirected there. Iztwoz ( talk) 07:26, 3 June 2020 (UTC) —Relisting. b uidh e 00:59, 19 June 2020 (UTC)
I have moved content to GFR as above, and renamed this article Assessment of kidney function as this seems to be the intended topic of the article - ie. how the kidney function is assessed and measured. I have chosen "Assessed" instead of "measured" because of the need to insert some clinical criteria as well. I've done this boldly so please let me know what you think. -- Tom (LT) ( talk) 00:31, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
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Currently both have almost identically dupicated information on GFR calculation. Renal function has best overall structure, gives equations for differing units and is the parent topic (indeed one perhaps should also mention DMSA and MAG-3 nuclear medicine studies of renal function and differential function between the two kidneys). Glomerular filtration rate has though some better laid out equations (I like the setting out of additional factors rather than having "constant" that is then defined in the text). David Ruben Talk 13:58, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
Merged - I've also done quite a lot of rephrasing as discussion of GFR tended to give measuring creatinine as its example, which was then confusing when creatinine clearance later described. Also creatinine clearance described how it measures GFR, rather than approximates to this. I've also notice Creatinine clearance which duplicates again GFR and Cockcroft-Gault approximation formulas - I'll merge this in to for a single consistant description. David Ruben Talk 04:17, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
I think the name of this article should be changed to "GFR" or "Glomerular filtration rate". Filtration is only one function of the kidneys, while re-absorption of electrolytes etc. is also an important function. As the current content is almost exclusively about filtration and GFR, it should also be named so. I have no problem with the article "Renal function" forwarding to GFR until there is valuable content for it, though. Grobi-Fan ( talk) 15:11, 21 May 2020 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Renal function → Glomerular filtration rate – Entire page covers glomerular filtration rate; renal function is well covered on Kidney#Function and would be much better redirected there. Iztwoz ( talk) 07:26, 3 June 2020 (UTC) —Relisting. b uidh e 00:59, 19 June 2020 (UTC)
I have moved content to GFR as above, and renamed this article Assessment of kidney function as this seems to be the intended topic of the article - ie. how the kidney function is assessed and measured. I have chosen "Assessed" instead of "measured" because of the need to insert some clinical criteria as well. I've done this boldly so please let me know what you think. -- Tom (LT) ( talk) 00:31, 8 July 2020 (UTC)