title: [Nephropathy: an overview for daily practice].
abstract: The examination of renal function in the daily practice may give important information on the risk status of a given patient. For example, the diagnosis of microalbuminuria carries high predictive value for a future cardiovascular risk of patients with hypertension, diabetes, congestive heart failure, as well as myocardial infarction. The findings of the Hypertension and Diabetes Screening and Awareness Study (HYDRA) indicate that screening for microalbuminuria is performed not often enough in patients with diabetes or hypertension, respectively, and a positive screening finding often does not trigger necessary consequences as for additional diagnosis or therapy.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Klin. Pharmakologie, BMBF Forschungsverbund Public Health Sachsen, Med. Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Fiedlerstr. 27, D-01307 Dresden.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pittrow
authors.forename: H U
authors.initials: HU
authors.lastname: Wittchen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bramlage
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dikow
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kirch
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lehnert
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ritz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000419:Albuminuria / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000465:Algorithms; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000628:therapy; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000175:diagnosis; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D003404:Creatinine