The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 242-244, April 2007

Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate in the Elderly

  • Kathryn M. Daniel, MS, APRN-BC

      Affiliations

    • Kathryn M. Daniel, MS, APRN-BC, is currently a PhD student in the School of Nursing at the University of Texas at Arlington. She is an experienced adult and gerontological nurse practitioner in both outpatient primary care and long-term care practices. Her research interests include medication adherence in the elderly, renal estimating equations in the elderly, and protein intake in the frail elderly.
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  • Carolyn L. Cason, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Carolyn L. Cason, PhD, RN, is a professor and the associate dean for research at the University of Texas at Arlington in the School of Nursing. She is the director of the Center for Nursing Research and an associate in the Center for Hispanic Studies in Nursing and Health at the University of Texas at Arlington.

Abstract 

At least two formulas are commonly used to estimate glomerular filtration rates. This article reviews these formulas and compares their practical application in clinical practice when the patient is elderly.

Keywords:  Cockcroft-Gault formula , elderly population , GFR , glomerular filtration rate , MDRD , Modified Diet in Renal Disease

 

 Neither author has relationships with business or industry to disclose.

PII: S1555-4155(07)00057-8

doi:10.1016/j.nurpra.2007.01.032

The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 242-244, April 2007

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