Galen eCalcs - Calculator: Creatinine Clearance
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Description
This calculator determines creatinine clearance according to the Cockgroft-Gault equation.
Calculator Search/Filter Keywords
At the calculator level, eCalcs comes delivered with default keywords that can be leveraged in the "Search/Filter" field to enable Specialty or System driven calculator searching. The following calculator keywords are delivered by default for the Creatinine Clearance calculator:
Specialties
- Cardiology
- Critical Care
- Family Practice
- Gastroenterology
- Gerontology
- Hematology
- Internal Medicine
- Nephrology
- Oncology
- Rehabilitation Medicine
- Surgery
- Toxicology
Systems
- Endocrine
- Lymphatic
- Urinary
Calculator Configuration Options
Preference Name | Valid Range | Description |
---|---|---|
Publishing | Checked / Unchecked | When checked the calculator will display for users on the front end. When unchecked, the calculator WILL NOT display for users on the front end. |
Orderable Item Override | (BLANK) / G-CreatClr | “(BLANK)” indicates that the global configuration options for Orderable Item will be used. “G-CreatClr” indicates that the calculator specific value will be used and can display the specific calculator name in the output. |
Calculator Inputs
Input | Mapping Type | Description |
---|---|---|
Sex | Demographics | Patient Sex |
Age | Demographics | Patient Age |
Weight | Demographics | Patient Weight |
Serum Creatinine | Results | Patient's serum creatinine in mg/dL |
Calculator Outputs
Output | Mapping Type | Description |
---|---|---|
Creatinine Clearance | Result | Patient's creatinine clearance in mL/min |
References
http://www.mdcalc.com/creatinine-clearance-cockcroft-gault-equation