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Volume of plasma from which a measured amount of substance can be completely eliminated into urine per unit of time expressest |
Clearance |
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Ideal substance for the measurement of clearance |
Creatinine |
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Specimen collection for creatinine clearance |
24 hour urine specimen |
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Normalization factor for body surface area |
1.73/A |
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Actual body surface area of the individual determined by height and weight |
A |
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Generally accepted average body surface |
1.73 |
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First clearance performed |
Urea |
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Low molecular weight protein produced by nucleated cell |
Cyatatin c |
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May develop when there are defects in renal reabsorption or glo erular capillary permeability or when there is increase serum immunoglobulins. |
Proteinuria |
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Used to distinguish between acute glomerular nephropathy and tubular proteinuria |
Urine electrophoresis |
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Used to screen for abnormal monoclonal and polyclonAl globulins |
Urine electrophoretic |
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F |
B |
