The urgent call of albuminuria/proteinuria. Heeding its significance in early detection of kidney disease.
Microalbuminuria, one of the earliest indicators of kidney injury, could be a harbinger of progressive kidney failure. Similarly, it can also be one of the early signs that a patient at risk for cardiovascular disease is in fact developing the disease. If so, the patient's therapy is failing. Discussion of specific appropriate interventions are beyond the scope of this article. However, publications referred to in this work have recently discussed such interventions in substantial practical detail. Ample evidence shows that factors that are kidney-protective are also cardiovascular-protective.
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Ohio State University, College of Medicine and Public Health, Division of Nephrology, Room 210 Means Hall, 1654 Upham Dr, Columbus, OH 43210-1250, USA. hebert.1@osu.edu
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D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000652:urine*; D000419:Albuminuria / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000652:urine; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012307:Risk Factors