IDEAL BODY WEIGHT

• Use actual body weight if it is less than the calculated IBW.

• IBW (males) = 50kg + (2.3 X each inch over 5ft)

• IBW (females) = 45.5kg + (2.3 X each inch over 5ft)

CREATININE CLEARANCE (CrCl)

• From serum creatinine using the Cockroft-Gault equation

              Males:  CrCl (ml/min)     =     [140-age(yrs)][IBW(kg)]

                                                                   72 X SCr

               Females:  CrCl (ml/min) =      [140-age(yrs)][IBW(kg)] X 0.85

                                                                    72 X SCr

BODY SURFACE AREA (square meters)

• BSA = 0.007184 x (height in cm)^0.725 x (weight in kg)^0.425

TEMPERATURE CONVERSION

• Centigrade to Fahrenheit:  F = 32 + 9/5 X C
• Fahrenheit to Centigrade:  C= 5/9 X (F-32)