Cystatin c: the need to know it in the preventive care of kidney damage

Authors

  • Adialys Alemán Zamora University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.
  • Lutgarda María Pérez de Alejo Rodriguez University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.
  • Yusimí González Alvarez University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.
  • Carmen Xiomara Moré Chang University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.

Keywords:

Cystatin C, creatinine, glomerular filtration rate, education, medical

Abstract

Knowledge and updating on Cystatin C as a marker of early kidney damage is extremely necessary for health professionals with a view to improving early diagnosis of kidney disease. The authors carried out an updated bibliographical review through various scientific studies, which allowed us to inform that even when for the evaluation of renal function one of the most widely used conventional blood markers is creatinine, the Cystatin C blood study is not subjected to different sources of biological variability, nor to factors dependent on the patient, so it would be ideal to take it into account as a marker of early renal function.

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Author Biographies

Adialys Alemán Zamora, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.

Doctor in medicine. First Degree Specialist in Comprehensive General Medicine and Clinical Laboratory. Assistant teacher. University Teaching Hospital: "Arnaldo Milián Castro". Santa Clara.

Lutgarda María Pérez de Alejo Rodriguez, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.

Doctor in medicine. First Degree Specialist in Comprehensive General Medicine and Clinical Laboratory. Assistant Professor. University Teaching Hospital: "Arnaldo Milián Castro". Santa Clara.

Yusimí González Alvarez, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.

Doctor in medicine. First Degree Specialist in Comprehensive General Medicine and Clinical Laboratory. Assistant Professor. University Teaching Hospital: "Arnaldo Milián Castro". Santa Clara.

Carmen Xiomara Moré Chang, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara.

Doctor in medicine. Second Degree Specialist in Clinical Laboratory and Health Administration. Assistant Professor. Municipal Directorate of Health. Santa Clara

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Published

2023-03-01

How to Cite

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Alemán Zamora A, Pérez de Alejo Rodriguez LM, González Alvarez Y, Moré Chang CX. Cystatin c: the need to know it in the preventive care of kidney damage. EDUMEC [Internet]. 2023 Mar. 1 [cited 2025 Sep. 17];15(1):e2559. Available from: https://revedumecentro.sld.cu/index.php/edumc/article/view/e2559

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