Conversion Factors

List of conversion factors based on tables in KDIGO Clinical Practice Guidelines.

conversion_factors

Format

An object of class tbl_df (inherits from tbl, data.frame) with 21 rows and 4 columns.

Details

parameter

Name of the measurement

metric_units

Metric units for the parameter

mol_weight

Molecular weight (where required)

description

Full name

Examples

conversion_factors
#> # A tibble: 21 × 4
#>    parameter metric_units mol_weight description             
#>    <chr>     <chr>           [g/mol] <chr>                   
#>  1 Age       years              NA   Age                     
#>  2 height    m                  NA   Height                  
#>  3 SAmk      ug/ml             586.  Amikacin (serum, plasma)
#>  4 BUN       mg/dl              28.0 Blood urea nitrogen     
#>  5 SiCa      mg/dl              40.1 Calcium, ionized (serum)
#>  6 SCr       mg/dl             113.  Creatinine (serum)      
#>  7 CLcr      ml/min             NA   Creatinine clearance    
#>  8 CGen      ug/ml             478.  Gentamicin (serum)      
#>  9 Glc       mg/dl             180.  Glucose                 
#> 10 Lac       mg/dl              90.1 Lactate (plasma)        
#> # ℹ 11 more rows