RADIONUCLIDE GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE

DATE: 10/4/2005

PROCEDURE:  After IV injection of radiopharmaceutical, blood samples were obtained at two, three, and four hours from the contralateral arm vein and measured in a well counter.  The estimated glomerular filtration rate was calculated assuming a one-compartment model. 

RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL: I-125 Sodium Iothalmate

RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL DOSE: [30] microCi

COMPARISON:  None.

CLINICAL HISTORY: The patient is a [...]-year-old [fe]male with a history of [...] now with elevated creatinine. The patient is referred for further evaluation of glomerular filtration rate.

FINDINGS/CONCLUSIONS: The GFR is [...] ml/min. When averaged with the patient's body surface area, the GFR is [...] ml/min/1.73 m2.
 
Thank you for referring this patient to the UCLA Nuclear Medicine Clinic.

I, [...], M.D., Ph.D., have reviewed this Nuclear Medicine study personally, and am in full agreement with the findings of the report presented here.