Test Directory
Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)
Containers - Adult
Brown Cap, Gel Clotted
|
Additive per Container
None |
Orange Cap
|
Additive per Container
Lithium-heparin |
Laboratory Site
RIE
51 Little France Crescent
Old Dalkeith Road
Edinburgh
EH16 4SA
Old Dalkeith Road
Edinburgh
EH16 4SA
Telephone (Biochemistry): 0131 242 6806
SJH
Howden Road West
Howden
Livingston
West Lothian
EH54 6PP
Howden
Livingston
West Lothian
EH54 6PP
Telephone (Biochemistry): 01506 52 3160/1
WGH
Crewe Road South
Edinburgh
EH4 2XU
Edinburgh
EH4 2XU
Telephone (Biochemistry): 0131 537 1910/1
Anticipated turnaround
1 day
General additional information
Calculated values using Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation:
eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2) = 175 x (serum creatinine in µmol/l × 0.011312)-1.154 × (age)-0.203 × (0.742 if female)
The calculation is not valid in children.
See www.renal.org for more information.