Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007;64(6):652-660. Two basic questions remain unanswered: what is the difference in renal function as determined by the MDRD4 equation versus the Cockcroft–Gault equation ...

The Cockcroft–Gault equation for estimating glomerular filtration rate has been learnt by every generation of medical students over the decades. Since the publication of the Modification of Diet in ...

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 ...

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 ...

The increasing incidence of obesity has led to much interest both from scientists and from the general population about strategies to achieve weight loss. 1 Being overweight or obese at baseline is ...

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 ...

In this issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Takimoto et al 8 report the results of a phase I and pharmacokinetic study of oxaliplatin in 37 adult cancer patients with renal impairment. This ...

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.

Intensive Multiagent Therapy, Including Dose-Compressed Cycles of Ifosfamide/Etoposide and Vincristine/Doxorubicin/Cyclophosphamide, Irinotecan, and Radiation, in ...

Credit: Shutterstock Accurate assessment of glomerular filtration rate in patients with cancer is crucial to determine drug eligibility and dosing, while balancing the risks for undertreatment and ...

Accurate kidney function assessment is a crucial consideration when prescribing a patient's anticancer therapy regimen. Many Black patients would lose eligibility for anticancer medications or have a ...

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 ...