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View Post: Updates to Blood Sugar 101: FDA Adds Warning: Don't Take Byetta If ...
22 hours ago by Jenny  
Because doctors are ignorant of or ignore FDA drug warnings check your creatinine clearance test results before you start Byetta. If your doctor has not given you this test once a year, find a new doctor. All people with diabetes should ...
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View Post: Peramivir IV Renal Dosing Recommendations / Drug Information Update
20 Nov 2009 by salud equitativa  
Mild renal impairment, creatinine clearance (CrCl) 50-80 mL/min Moderate renal impairment, CrCl 31-49 mL/min Severe renal impairment, CrCl 10-30 mL/min Renal failure with CrCl < 10 mL/min and NOT on intermittent hemodialysis or ...
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View Post: Management of Chronic Kidney Disease
18 Nov 2009 by Love  
The severity of chronic kidney disease is estimated by creatinine clearance. It is estimated by the Cockcroft (patients under 80 years): CrCL coef = x ((140-age) x weight) / creatinine With a weight in kg, age in years, creatinine in ...
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View Post: My Good, My Bad and My Ugly
22 Nov 2009 by Dawn-Nicole  
There was one last major test I was waiting to hear back on, my creatinine clearance. I had put off doing this test for as long as possible because it involves a 24-hour urine collection which is a serious pain. ...
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View Post: A More Accurate Method To Estimate Glomerular Filtration Rate from ...
16 Mar 1999 by Andrew S. Levey, Juan P. Bosch, Julia Breyer...  
Conclusion: The equation developed from the MDRD Study provided a more accurate estimate of GFR in our study group than measured creatinine clearance or other commonly used equations. *For members of the Modification of Diet in Renal ...
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View Post: Potential Impact of UAW, GM Agreement on Other Companies Examined
20 Nov 2009 by tdomf_ac833  
symptoms for crohn's disease how quick does cialis work Losartan: Following oral administration, plasma concentrations and AUCs of losartan and its active metabolite are increased by 50-90% in patients with mild (creatinine clearance of ...
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View Post: Advanced Solid Cancers Clinical Trial: Pharmacokinetic Study of ...
23 Nov 2009
... Alkaline Phosphatase ≤ 2.5 X ULN; AST/ALT ≤ 2.0 X ULN; Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 X ULN or Creatinine clearance ≥ 60mL/min(Cockcroft equation); Patients should voluntarily sign a written informed consent before study entry ...
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View Post: Merck Wins Summary Judgment in Second Federal Bellwether Case ...
24 Nov 2009
No dosage adjustment is necessary for patients with mild-to-moderate renal insufficiency (creatinine clearance 35 to 60 mL/min). FOSAMAX is not recommended for patients with more severe renal insufficiency (creatinine clearance <35 ...
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