Galen eCalcs - Calculator: Creatinine Clearance (MDRD)
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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 | 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-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. |
Calculator Inputs
Input | Mapping Type | Description |
---|---|---|
Sex | Demographics | Patient Sex |
Age | Demographics | Patient Age |
Ethnicity | Demographics | Patient Ethnicity |
Serum Creatinine | Results | Patient's serum creatinine in mg/dL |
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 |
Calculator Outputs
Output | Mapping Type | Description |
---|---|---|
CKD-EPI Creatinine eGFR | Result | Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration |
MDRD Study eGFR | Result | Glomerular filtration rate calculated using the MDRD formula |