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« on: April 17, 2011, 01:13:28 PM »
This might just be me, but can we have a picture, chart, or something on the home page of the forum that shows the conversion factor between US and  Metric equivalence to figure out post of BUN Creatinine readings between our countries?
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     -cataract surgery twice on same eye (2000 - 2002). another one growing in good eye
     - vitrectomy in good eye post tx November 2003, totally blind for 4 months due to complications with meds and infection

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« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2011, 04:59:27 PM »
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« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2011, 05:03:47 PM »
You can find conversion factors http://www.globalrph.com/conv_si.htm  but I don't really understand how it could work.

Here is what I think is some standard guidance for Creatinine:

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Men: 0.2-0.5 mg/dl (USA) 15-40 umol/L (International)
Women: 0.3-0.9mg/dl (USA)   25-70 umol/L (International)

So looking at this example the low end range for guys is either .2 mg/dl (USA) or 15 umol/L (International), which implies a conversion factor of 75 (.2 * 75 = 15)
But the high end implies a conversion factor of 80 (.5 x 80 = 40)

And then the conversion table gives 88.4 as the conversion factor.
 
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« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2011, 07:37:24 PM »
I went over to Home Dialysis Central to ask Dr Agar What's the deal with these divergent creatinine measures ... wow! the more I look into this stuff the more I realize it is all just people's best guess and every number comes with a margin of error.
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« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2011, 09:10:43 PM »
Well there has to be something to make a post more understandable for someone in the the US to understand what a reading in a post from New Zealand means as an example. That is what I mean. A 1.2 MG/DL has to mean something to someone in another country not using MG/DL or vise versa in the medical community when physicians across the world collaborate or medical issues.
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Diabetes -  age 7

Neuropathy in legs age 10

Eye impairments and blindness in one eye began in 95, major one during visit to the Indy 500 race of that year
   -glaucoma and surgery for that
     -cataract surgery twice on same eye (2000 - 2002). another one growing in good eye
     - vitrectomy in good eye post tx November 2003, totally blind for 4 months due to complications with meds and infection

Diagnosed with ESRD June 29, 1999
1st Dialysis - July 4, 1999
Last Dialysis - December 2, 2000

Kidney and Pancreas Transplant - December 3, 2000

Cataract Surgery on good eye - June 24, 2009
Knee Surgery 2010
2011/2012 in process of getting a guide dog
Guide Dog Training begins July 2, 2012 in NY
Guide Dog by end of July 2012
Next eye surgery late 2012 or 2013 if I feel like it
Home with Guide dog - July 27, 2012
Knee Surgery #2 - Oct 15, 2012
Eye Surgery - Nov 2012
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No two day's are the same, are they?
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« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2011, 08:10:29 AM »


taken from below, warning: large file url to conversion chart
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Blood_values_sorted_by_mass_and_molar_concentration.png
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Newbie caretaker, so I may not know what I am talking about :)
Caretaker for my elderly father who has his first and current graft in March, 2010.
Previously in-center hemodialysis in national chain, now doing NxStage home dialysis training.
End of September 2010: after twelve days of training, we were asked to start dialyzing on our own at home, reluctantly, we agreed.
If you are on HD, did you know that Rapid fluid removal (UF = ultrafiltration) during dialysis is associated with cardiovascular morbidity?  http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=20596
We follow a modified version: UF limit = (weight in kg)  *  10 ml/kg/hr * (130 - age)/100

How do you know you are getting sufficient hemodialysis?  Know your HDP!  Scribner, B. H. and D. G. Oreopoulos (2002). "The Hemodialysis Product (HDP): A Better Index of Dialysis Adequacy than Kt/V." Dialysis & Transplantation 31(1).   http://www.therenalnetwork.org/qi/resources/HDP.pdf
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« Reply #6 on: April 20, 2011, 03:18:16 PM »
Closer to what is neeeded, but a number range I think would be more beneficial here.
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Diabetes -  age 7

Neuropathy in legs age 10

Eye impairments and blindness in one eye began in 95, major one during visit to the Indy 500 race of that year
   -glaucoma and surgery for that
     -cataract surgery twice on same eye (2000 - 2002). another one growing in good eye
     - vitrectomy in good eye post tx November 2003, totally blind for 4 months due to complications with meds and infection

Diagnosed with ESRD June 29, 1999
1st Dialysis - July 4, 1999
Last Dialysis - December 2, 2000

Kidney and Pancreas Transplant - December 3, 2000

Cataract Surgery on good eye - June 24, 2009
Knee Surgery 2010
2011/2012 in process of getting a guide dog
Guide Dog Training begins July 2, 2012 in NY
Guide Dog by end of July 2012
Next eye surgery late 2012 or 2013 if I feel like it
Home with Guide dog - July 27, 2012
Knee Surgery #2 - Oct 15, 2012
Eye Surgery - Nov 2012
Lifes Adventures -  Priceless

No two day's are the same, are they?
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« Reply #7 on: April 20, 2011, 04:05:38 PM »
Quote from: Chris on April 20, 2011, 03:18:16 PM
Closer to what is neeeded, but a number range I think would be more beneficial here.
The following is a reproduction of a Google spreadsheet chart with the blue line and  blue numeral in µmole/L and red in mg/dL for the creatinine conversion.  The dates on the chart does not represent anything; it is not possible to embed Google chart in this forum.
« Last Edit: April 20, 2011, 04:15:27 PM by greg10 » Logged
Newbie caretaker, so I may not know what I am talking about :)
Caretaker for my elderly father who has his first and current graft in March, 2010.
Previously in-center hemodialysis in national chain, now doing NxStage home dialysis training.
End of September 2010: after twelve days of training, we were asked to start dialyzing on our own at home, reluctantly, we agreed.
If you are on HD, did you know that Rapid fluid removal (UF = ultrafiltration) during dialysis is associated with cardiovascular morbidity?  http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=20596
We follow a modified version: UF limit = (weight in kg)  *  10 ml/kg/hr * (130 - age)/100

How do you know you are getting sufficient hemodialysis?  Know your HDP!  Scribner, B. H. and D. G. Oreopoulos (2002). "The Hemodialysis Product (HDP): A Better Index of Dialysis Adequacy than Kt/V." Dialysis & Transplantation 31(1).   http://www.therenalnetwork.org/qi/resources/HDP.pdf
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