creatinine_mgdl_to_uM: Convert serum creatinine from mg/dL to umol/L

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Description

Convert serum creatinine from mg/dL to umol/L

Usage

creatinine_mgdl_to_uM(scr_mgdl, ...)

Arguments

scr_mgdl	Serum creatinine in mg/dL units
...	passed to validation

Details

Validation is performed after unit conversion. The result is more precise than the typical conversion used of 1 mg/dL = 88.4 umol/L.

Value

Serum creatinine in umol/L units

References

Molecular weight is 113.12 g/mol from https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/creatinine

See Also

egfr

Other renal: egfr

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