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Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate with a Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Equation: Implications for Pharmacy

Cockcroft–Gault, using TBW (mL/min) TBW(140 – age)/(72 x SCr) 75. . . Cockcroft–Gault, using IBW (mL/min) IBW(140 – age)/(72 x SCr) 50. . . Cockcroft–Gault ...
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Estimating Aminoglycoside Clearance and Creatinine Clearance in Underweight Patients

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2010;67(4):274-279. The objectives of this study were to develop and test an adjustment factor (AF) for estimating aminoglycoside clearance (CL amino) from the Cockcroft–Gault ...
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Method Chosen to Estimate Pre-PCI Kidney Function Matters

Different approaches to calculating estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in PCI patients can result in widely variable numbers, which in turn can influence risk stratification and potentially ...
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RE-LY: Dabigatran Safe, Effective Across Range of Renal Function

Two different doses of dabigatran are each as effective as warfarin regardless of renal function, according to a substudy of the RE-LY trial showing consistency with the overall study findings.
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Assessment of the impact of the chemotherapeutic regimen on the Cockroft-Gault formulae in estimating renal function in elderly cancer patients.

Weight loss: An important but often overlooked clue for the diagnosis of cancer. Background: More and more elderly cancer patients are treated with cytotoxic agents. Elderly patients represent an ...
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Excluding race in kidney function estimates may impact cancer treatment for Black patients

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Removing race from estimated glomerular filtration rate equations could result in more Black patients being ...
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Drug dosing and new measures of serum creatinine: Clear as mud

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Appropriate drug dosing requires an estimation of kidney function that is reliable and consistent across many ...