A 45-year-old woman is hospitalized after an automobile accident. The physician collects 1.44 L of urine from the patient in a 24-hour period. The clinical lab returns the following results: Plasma creatinine concentration 2.0 mg/mL Plasma urea concentration 15 mmol/mL Urine creatinine concentration 100 mg/mL Urine urea concentration 160 mmol/mL What is the approximate glomerular filtration rate (GFR; in mL/min) of this patient?
A. 10 B. 25 C. 50 D. 75 E. 100
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01/27/05 - 01:52 AM
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converted the vol. to 1 ml/min times 100mg/ml divided by 2=50 ___________________ Smell the coffee! "Is That an Osler move??"
