Renal / Nephrology General Medicine Pharmacology Standard for drug dosing
Creatinine Clearance (Cockcroft-Gault)
Estimates creatinine clearance for weight-based drug dosing (not for CKD staging).
References
- Cockcroft DW, Gault MH. Prediction of creatinine clearance from serum creatinine. Nephron. 1976.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Drugs
- Vancomycin (Renal Dosing) · Antibiotic Dosing in CKD
- Gentamicin (Renal Dosing/TDM) · Antibiotic Dosing in CKD
- Phenylephrine · Alpha-1 Adrenergic Agonist (Pure Vasoconstrictor)
- Hydrocortisone (ICU — Stress Dosing) · Corticosteroid (ICU/Septic Shock)
- Carbimazole · Antithyroid Drug
- Zoledronic Acid · Bisphosphonate (IV)
Pathways
- Sepsis Screening and Sepsis Six · UK Sepsis Trust; NICE NG51; Surviving Sepsis Campaign 2021
- Unintentional Weight Loss Workup · NICE NG12; BSG
- Chronic Fatigue Workup · NICE NG206; BMJ Best Practice
- Lymphadenopathy Workup · NICE NG12; BMJ Best Practice
- Pre-op Medical Clearance · NICE NG45; ESC 2022
- Secondary Hypertension Workup · NICE NG136; ESH 2023
Decision support only — verify against MDCalc, NICE, or your local guideline before clinical use.