A 78-year-old female patient has atrial fibrillation and hyp…
A 78-year-old female patient has atrial fibrillation and hypertension. She requires treatment with rivaroxaban for stroke prophylaxis. You decide to check the patient’s renal function to decide on the correct dose. Her serum creatinine is found to be 126micromol/litre and her weight is 58kg. The following equation can be used to estimate creatinine clearance. Constant: 1.04 (women); 1.23 (men) What is her estimated creatinine clearance? Give your answer to ONE (1) decimal place.
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