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Biochemistry Calculations

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Renal Calculations

Creatinine Clearance - measured

Maesured using creatinine determined plasma and 24 hour urine collection.

Urine creatinine concentrations in mmol/L
Plasma creatinine concentration in umol/L
Volume in mL
Time in Hours

Reference Interval: 90 - 150 mL/min (lower values expected in older subjects).

Notes:

• Creatinine excretions >20 mmol/d or <5 mmol/d may indicate prolonged or incomplete collections.
• Plasma creatinine should be collected within the period of urine collection. Plasma creatinine from outside this period may be acceptable if renal function is stable.

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Calculated Creatinine Clearance (Cockcroft and Gault)

Creatinine Clearance (mL/min) = {(140 - Age) x Wt x F}/ (P Creat x 0.814)

F= 1 (males); F=0.85 (females)
Age in years
Plasma creatinine concentration in umol/L
Weight in kg

Reference Interval: 90 - 150 mL/min (lower values expected in older subjects)

Notes:
Extremes of body composition may affect accuracy of estimation.
On-line Calculator for Cockcroft and Gault Equation

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(estimated from plasma creatinine, age, height and sex)

Estimated Lean Body Mass from patient's height:
Males (kg) = 50 kg plus 0.9 kg for every cm of height > 152 cm
Females (kg) = 45.5 kg plus 0.9 kg for every cm of height > 152 cm

Reference Interval: 90 - 150 mL/min (lower values expected in older subjects).

eGFR (mL/min/1.73m²)= 175 x [SerumCreatinine(umol/L) x 0.0113]^-1.154 x Age(years)^-0.203 (x 0.742 if female)

This version of theMDRD formula is for serum creatinine assays aligned with IDMS (the international reference method). An IDMS aligned assay is in use at SydPath.

Notes:

• Extremes of body composition may affect accuracy of estimation.
• Generally accuract to within +/- 30% of formally measured GFR.
• Recent intake of cooked meat may artifically elevate creatinine and thus reduce eGFR.
• Not validated in pregnancy.

On-line calculator for eGFR by MDRD

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All concentrations in mmol/L except plasma creatinine in umol/L.

Interpretation:

• In pre-renal renal failure FENA is generally <1%.

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CrCl(mL/min/1.73m²) = U CRCL(mL/min) x 1.73/BSA(m²)

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General Calculations

LDL Cholesterol (LDLC)

LDLC (mmol/L) = Total Cholesterol - HDLCholesterol - (Triglycerides / 2.2)

Notes:
If the triglyceride concentration is > 4.5 the calculation is not valid and cannot be used.

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Transferrin Saturation (%SAT)

%SAT = 3.982  x  Iron (umol/L) / Transferrin (g/L)

Note:
Each molecule of serum transferrin can bind two molecules of iron.

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Indirect Bilirubin

Indirect Bilirubin (umol/L) = Total Bilirubin (umol/L) - Direct Bilirubin (umol/L)

Indirect bilirubin is a measure of unconjugated bilirubin
Direct bilirubin is a measure of conjugated bilirubin

Used to correct plasma total calcium measurements for effects of changes in albumin concentration. Corrected calcium can then be compared with usual reference intervals.

• The correction can be applied to elevated as well as decreased serum albumin
• The correction only applies to total calcium
• The correction is a guide only.

Used in patients with very high serum glucose concentration (eg > 30 mmol/L) to estimate serum sodium after reduction of glucose with insulin.

Sodium (corrected) = Sodium (measured) + glucose / 4  (all values in mmol/L).

Note: Variability in result due to measurement uncertainty approximately +/- 5 mmol/L.

Anion Gap

A calculation to assist with determining the cause of a metabolic acidosis of unknown origin.

Anion Gap = Sodium + Potassium - (bicarbonate + chloride) (all measurements in mmol/L)

Reference interval: 10 - 18 mmol/L

Note: variability in result due to uncertainty in measurements approx. +/- 5 mmol/L.

For more information and interpretation see page: Chloride and the Anion Gap

Osmolar Gap (Serum)

A calculation to assist with identifying the presence of unmeasured substances in the serum (eg ethanol, methanol, mannitol)

If an ethanol result is available, osmolality can be calculated as follows:

Reference interval: 0 - 10 mmol/L

Note: variability in result due to uncertainty in measurements approx. +/- 7 mmol/L.

* units used at SydPath and to express the legal driving limit, eg 0.05% (=11 mmol/L)

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