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This answer is incorrect. Age is one of the four variables used in the MDRD equation for estimating GFR. The other variables are creatinine, gender and ethnicity.
10007428
c
Age
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This answer is incorrect. Creatinine is one of the four variables used in the MDRD equation for estimating GFR. The other variables are age, gender and ethnicity.
10007427
b
Creatinine
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This answer is incorrect. Ethnicity is one of the four variables used in the MDRD equation for estimating GFR. The other variables are age, gender and creatinine.
10007430
e
Ethnicity
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This answer is incorrect. Gender is one of the four variables used in the MDRD equation for estimating GFR. The other variables are age, creatinine and ethnicity.
10007429
d
Gender
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This answer is correct. Body weight is included in the Cockcroft-Gault equation for calculating eGFR but is not included in the MDRD equation. The four variables in the MDRD equation are creatinine, age, gender and ethnicity.
10007426
a
Body weight
Concept
Chapter
2693
3954
Glomerular filtration rate
Topic
168
Renal Physiology
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A 63-year-old man has a telephone consultation with his GP following abnormal blood results.

His estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was reported as 63 ml/min, and he is diagnosed with stage 2 chronic kidney disease.

Which of the following variables is not used in the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation for estimating renal function?
a