Prediction Equation for Glomerular Filtration Rate
Authors: Robert Matz
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1999)

Letters19 October 1999Prediction Equation for Glomerular Filtration RateRobert Matz, MDRobert Matz, MDMount Sinai School of Medicine; New York, NY 10029 (Matz)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-131-8-199910190-00016 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Levey and colleagues (1) have provided an elegant prediction equation for the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in patients with renal disease. It is, however, unlikely that busy practitioners who do not perform this calculation frequently will either remember or use it, especially when compared to the familiar, more user-friendly Cockcroft-Gault estimation.From a practical standpoint, a similar correction may be achieved while continuing to use the familiar Cockcroft-Gault formula: inserting the serum creatinine level obtained after the patient has ingested 2400 mg of cimetidine in three divided doses over 24 hours (2-4). A major cause of the ...References1. Levey AS, Bosch JP, Lewis JB, Greene T, Rogers N, Roth D. A more accurate method to estimate glomerular filtration rate from serum creatinine: a new prediction equation. Ann Intern Med. 1999;130:461-70. LinkGoogle Scholar2. Roubenoff R, Drew H, Moyer M, Petri M, Whiting-O'Keefe Q, Hellmann DB. Oral cimetidine improves the accuracy and precision of creatinine clearance in lupus nephritis. Ann Intern Med. 1990;113:501-6. LinkGoogle Scholar3. Van Acker BA, Koomen GC, Koopman MG, de Waart DR, Arisz L. Creatinine clearance during cimetidine administration for measurement of glomerular filtration rate. Lancet. 1992;340:1326-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Kemperman FA, Silberbusch J, Slaats EH, Prins AA, Weber JA, Krediet RT, et al . Estimation of the glomerular filtration rate in NIDDM patients from plasma creatinine concentration after cimetidine administration. Diabetes Care. 1998;21:216-20. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Kasiske LB, Keane WF. Laboratory assessment of renal disease: clearance, urinalysis and renal biopsy. In: Brenner BM, ed. Brenner and Rector's The Kidney. 5th ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders; 1996:1142-3. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Robert Matz, MDAffiliations: Mount Sinai School of Medicine; New York, NY 10029 (Matz) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoA More Accurate Method To Estimate Glomerular Filtration Rate from Serum Creatinine: A New Prediction Equation Andrew S. Levey , Juan P. Bosch , Julia Breyer Lewis , Tom Greene , Nancy Rogers , David Roth , and Prediction Equation for Glomerular Filtration Rate Philip Goldwasser Prediction Equation for Glomerular Filtration Rate Yuichi Ando and Yoshinori Hasegawa Prediction Equation for Glomerular Filtration Rate Andrew S. Levey and Tom Greene Metrics Cited byKey issues in trial design for ventricular assist devices: a position statement of the heart failure society of America 19 October 1999Volume 131, Issue 8Page: 629KeywordsCationsCreatinineGlomerular filtration rateRenal diseases ePublished: 15 August 2000 Issue Published: 19 October 1999 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1999 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...