Creatinine Clearance

Estimates creatinine clearance with the Cockcroft–Gault equation from age, sex, weight and serum creatinine. Widely used for renal drug dosing.

What you enter

• Sex
• Age (yr)
• Weight (kg or lb)
• Serum creatinine (mg/dL or µmol/L)

Reference

Cockcroft DW & Gault MH, Nephron 1976

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