title: Evaluation of proteinuria redux.
abstract: All of the methods for quantitative evaluation of proteinuria (or albuminuria) suffer from some methodological flaw. A new modification that improves the accuracy of the urine protein-to-creatinine ratios for predicting 24-hour urinary protein excretion has been examined in a well-characterized cohort of patients with glomerular disease. This approach needs to be systematically compared with other techniques before it can be universally recommended to replace the time-honored 24-hour urine collection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Geffen School of Medicine at University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. Electronic address: glassock@cox.net.
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Glassock
mesh_terms: D000419:Albuminuria / Q000652:urine*; D001706:Biopsy; D003404:Creatinine / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000652:urine*; D016482:Urinalysis
chemical_list: D003404:Creatinine