Description
This calculator determines creatinine clearance using the MDRD formula recommended by the National Kidney Foundation
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 (MDRD) 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
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Valid Range
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Description
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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.
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Orderable Item Override |
(BLANK) / G-CreMDRD |
“(BLANK)” indicates that the global configuration options for Orderable Item will be used. “G-CreMDRD” indicates that the calculator specific value will be used and can display the specific calculator name in the output.
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Calculator Inputs
Input
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Mapping Type
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Description
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Sex |
Demographics |
Patient Sex
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Age |
Demographics |
Patient Age
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Ethnicity |
Demographics |
Patient Ethnicity
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Serum Creatinine |
Results |
Patient's serum creatinine in mg/dL
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Traceable to IDMS |
Manual Input |
This checkbox should be used if your laboratory uses a creatinine method that has been standardized or traceable to IDMS
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Calculator Outputs
Output
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Mapping Type
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Description
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CKD-EPI Creatinine eGFR |
Result |
Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration
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MDRD Study eGFR |
Result |
Glomerular filtration rate calculated using the MDRD formula
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References
http://mdrd.com/