Fractional Excretion of Uric Acid Calculator
Reports fractional urate excretion with diagnostic limitations
When to use it
Use to differentiate SIADH from cerebral salt wasting or assess uric acid handling.
Category
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) Workup
References
- Maesaka JK et al. Determining Fractional Urate Excretion Rates in Hyponatremic Conditions and Improved Methods to Distinguish Cerebral/Renal Salt Wasting From the Syndrome of Inappropriate Secretion of Antidiuretic Hormone. Front Med (Lausanne). 2018;5:319. PMID: 30560127
About NephroMind
This calculator is part of NephroMind, a free clinical decision-aid platform from the Arab Society of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation (ASNRT) — over 128 bedside nephrology calculators plus a renal drug-dosing database, coded by a practicing transplant nephrologist.