title: Bedside urinary chloride measurement: assessment in the acute setting.
abstract: In 100 random urine samples from hospitalized patients, the results of a rapid bedside test for urinary chloride (Quantab chloride titrators) were compared with those of the hospital laboratory. Renal chloride retention (less than or equal to 20 mEq/L) was recognized using the titrator in 25 of 27 samples. There were no falsely low results in samples containing greater than 20 mEq/L by laboratory analysis. The titrator strips should aid in rapid diagnosis of conditions in which the recognition of renal salt retention is important.
mesh_terms: D002712:Chlorides / Q000652:urine*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories; D011934:Reagent Strips
chemical_list: D002712:Chlorides; D011934:Reagent Strips