Arjang Djamali, MD, professor at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, and UW Health nephrologist, said that a formerly used formula to estimate kidney function could overestimate the kidney function of Black patients and lead to care delays for Black patients.
UW Health now uses a confirmatory biological blood test, known as cystatin C-based GFR test, that does not include race.
UW Health, a seven-hospital system, began using the alternative test Oct 1.
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