Preferred Label : Schwartz Method For Children Formula;
NCIt related terms : Schwartz Method for Children 1985 Formula;
NCIt definition : A formula to estimate glomerular filtration rate in children that takes into account
age, height, and serum creatinine. eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) k x Height (cm)/Serum creatinine
(mg/dL) where k 0.33 for pre-term babies, 0.45 for full-term babies and 0.55 for girls
ages 1-13 or 0.70 for boys ages 1-13. (Schwartz GJ, Gauthier B. A simple estimate
of glomerular filtration rate in adolescent boys. J Pediatr. 1985 Mar;106(3):522-6.);
Alternative definition : CDISC: A mathematical formula to estimate glomerular filtration rate in children that
takes into account age, height, and serum creatinine. eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) k x
Height (cm)/Serum creatinine (mg/dL) where k 0.33 for pre-term babies, 0.45 for full-term
babies and 0.55 for girls ages 1-13 or 0.70 for boys ages 1-13. (Schwartz GJ, Gauthier
B. A simple estimate of glomerular filtration rate in adolescent boys. J Pediatr.
1985 Mar;106(3):522-6.);
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL969949;
Origin ID : C161348;
UMLS CUI : C5205757;
Semantic type(s)
- concept_is_in_subset
