Test Code CRETB CREATININE
Specimen Type
Mint / Heparin Plasma
Gold / Serum acceptable
Specimen Processing
Spin down mint or gold tube within 1 hour of collection
Specimen Volume
1 ml
0.5 ml minimum
Specimen Stability
Refrigerated-48 hours
Frozen-1 week
Performing Laboratory
Great Plains Health
GFR CALCULATION
ADULTS:
GFR = 142 x min(standardized Scr/K,1) α * max(standardized Scr/K,1) -1.200 * 0.9938 age in years * 1.012 [if female]
where:
- Scr = serum creatinine in mg/dL
- K = 0.7 (females) or 0.9 (males)
- α = -0.241 (females) or -0.302 (males)
- min(standardized Scr/K,1) = the minimum of Scr/K or 1
- max(standardized Scr/K,1) = the maximum of Scr/K or 1
PEDIATRIC:
eGFR (mL/min/1.73m²) = 0.413 × (Height in cm / Serum Creatinine in mg/dL)