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 +====== Guidelines for iodinated contrast and renal impairment ======
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 +  * Use this protocol in conjunction with the UW Medicine laboratory estimated GFR (eGFR by MDRD). This should be through the patient’s laboratory results. ​
 +  * If the eGFR is unavailable,​ use the GE slide rule to estimate the GFR (based on the Cockroft Gault Equation (may overestimate the GFR in patients with ascites, and very obese patients.) ​
 +  * For notes on calculating the GFR, see the accompanying document “Renal Impairment: How to Estimate the GFR.” ​
  
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