MICROALBUMINURIA TEST

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 MICROALBUMINURIA TEST 

 MICROALBUMINURIA TEST 

Definition:-

– The range of intermediate proteinuria b/w 30-300 mg/day is known as microalbuminuria . It is the small excreted amount of albumin in urine. The presence of it in urine indicate increased permeability and damage to the glomerulus. Early detection may predict diabetic nephropathy.

Clinical significance :-

– Increased in :-

DM patients type 1 and some type 2.

Specimen:- 

3 random and one 24 hours urine sample collected over the course of a week  [ to minimize intraindividual variations ].

Order the test :-

Nephrologest and endocrinologist

Prespecimen processing :-

The patient should consume alow fat diet the day of the test.

Methodology :-

Immunoturbidometry.

Guiding Reference Value:

( < 30 mg/day )

Limitation :-

Some drugs cause elevation of microalbuminuria such as :- ampicillin , aspirin , corticosteroids , gentamycin and neomycin.

 MICROALBUMINURIA TEST 

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