Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in the elderly population is more common than in other age groups, however, we must differentiate CKD from the process of nephrosenescence (NS), the HUGE formula (Hematocrit, Urea, Gender) helps us in the assessment of the elderly population with Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) < 60ml/min/1.73m2, avoiding the isolated use of serum creatinine and the GFR calculation based on it.
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