creatinine clearance
Renal filtration measure
Creatinine clearance is a measure of how efficiently the kidneys filter creatinine, a waste product of muscle metabolism, from the blood.
It serves as an indicator of overall kidney function: The doctor ordered a creatinine clearance test to assess renal health.
The measurement is typically calculated from blood and urine samples collected over 24 hours.
- GFRKidney filtration measurement
- 24-hourContinuous, without closing
- blood testDiagnostic fluid analysis
- urinalysisLaboratory examination of urine
- nephronKidney's filtration unit
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- kidney functionkidney, nephron, glomerulus, tubule, reabsorption
- kidney functionstubular reabsorption, reabsorption, secretion, excretion, waste removal
- pharmacy mathdilution, concentration, flow rate, loading dose, maintenance dose
- urology testsurinalysis, urine culture, PVR, cystogram, flow rate
- biostatisticsANOVA, biostatistics, t-tests, confidence interval, p-value
- Clinical Scorespain scale, scoring system, classification system
creatinine clearancerenal failure
Loss of kidney function
kidney failure · uremia · chronic kidney disease · anuria · nephropathy
creatinine clearanceblood urea nitrogen
Waste product measuring kidney function