Replacement of 24-h creatinine clearance by 2-h creatinine clearance in intensive care unit patients: a
✍ Scribed by Manuel E. Herrera-Gutiérrez; Gemma Seller-Pérez; Esther Banderas-Bravo; Javier Muñoz-Bono; Miguel Lebrón-Gallardo; Juan F. Fernandez-Ortega
- Book ID
- 105835022
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 161 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1238
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Since almost all urinary creatinine is derived from the muscle mass, the amount of creatinine in the urine will be proportional to muscle mass, and it will show an almost constant decrease with age. A simple equation for estimating creatinine clearance has been derived. For women the creatinine clea
## Conclusion A pre-study questionnaire alone cannot be relied upon in screening at-risk patients, and POC creatinine testing can more reliably detect renal dysfunction in patients scheduled to undergo MRA GBCA studies.