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. 2022 Feb 10;11(4):919. doi: 10.3390/jcm11040919

Table 2.

Formulae used to calculate the indices of the fractional excretion of sodium, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, uric acid, and urea.

Fractional Excretion Formula
FE Na% (UNa × Scr)/(SNa × Ucr) × 100%
FE K% (UK × Scr)/(SK × Ucr) × 100%
FE Ca% (UCa × Scr)/(SCa × Ucr) × 100%
FE PO4% (UPO4 × Scr)/(SPO4 × Ucr) × 100%
FE UA% (UUA × Scr)/(SUA × Ucr) × 100%
FE U% (UU × Scr)/(SU × Ucr) × 100%

FE—fractional excretion, U—urine concentration, S—serum concentration, cr—creatinine.