Your laboratory supervisor asks you to determine a patient’s 24-hour creatinine clearance. The urine sample reported on the laboratory report is 580 mL. The plasma creatinine level is reported as 10 mg/L. In addition, the urine creatinine concentration was 820 mg/L. Use the information in the case and determine the 24-hour creatinine clearance of this patient. Take into consideration the 24-hour duration.

Your laboratory supervisor asks you to determine a patient’s 24-hour creatinine clearance. The urine sample reported on the laboratory report is 580 mL. The plasma creatinine level is reported as 10 mg/L. In addition, the urine creatinine concentration was 820 mg/L. Use the information in the case and determine the 24-hour creatinine clearance of this patient. Take into consideration the 24-hour duration.

Case Studies In Health Information Management

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Chapter3: Informatics, Analytics, And Data use

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 3.22.1C

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