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Last modified by  mike_rogers  on  March 16, 2009 02:44 PM


UNC Hospitals
McLendon Clinical Laboratories
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514


Includes: Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate

 

Tube Type
gold top tubered top pediatric bullet 

 

Test ID CR
Test Number 6
SMS Browse CREATININE, SERUM
CPT Code(s) 82565
Group/Individual Test Individual
Laboratory Core Lab
Tube Station Routine 30; STAT 888
SpecimenRoutine:1 mL blood/Serum Separator Tube/Gold Top
 micro:200 µL blood/Serum Separator Bullet/Red Top
AvailabilityRoutine:24 Hours/Day
 STAT:Yes
   
Turnaround Time STAT 1 hr., Routine 2 hrs.
Reference RangeNormal:See Table Below
Comments 

Reference Ranges:  Serum Creatinine
Age/Sexmg/dLµmol/L (SI Units)
0-7d0.5-1.044.2-88.4
8d-1mo.0.2-0.617.7-53.0
1mo-2yr0.2-0.517.7-44.2
3-4yr0.2-0.617.7-53.0
5-9yr0.3-0.826.5-70.7
10-17yr/Male0.4-1.035.4-88.4
10-17yr/Female0.3-0.926.5-79.6
18yr+/Male0.7-1.361.9-115.0
18yr+/Female0.6-1.053.0-88.4

Reference Ranges:  Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR; MDRD abbreviated formula)
NOTE: Due to current analytic and formula limitations, calculated GFR values above 60mL/min/1.73M2 may be inacurate and cannot yet be reported.

 

Stage of Kidney DiseaseGFR
Stage 1> 90 mL/min/1.73 M2 and structural abnormalities
Stage 260-89 mL/min/1.73 M2
Stage 330-59 mL/min/1.73 M2
Stage 415-29 mL/min/1.73 M2
Stage 5<15 mL/min/1.73 M2 or dialysis

Additional information: Automatic Calculation of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) Core #78

 

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