Microalbumin Urine Test: What To Think About
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What To Think About
- The American Diabetes Association recommends a microalbumin urine test for people with:
- Type 2 diabetes: first at diagnosis and then yearly for diabetic nephropathy.
- Type 1 diabetes: yearly screening for diabetic nephropathy should begin 5 years after diagnosis.
- If a microalbumin urine test shows that kidney damage may be present, a test to check creatinine levels may be done. A blood test for creatinine is done along with a 24-hour creatinine clearance urine test to check kidney function. For more information, see the medical test Creatinine and Creatinine Clearance.
- A less precise test, the urine dipstick test, can be used to check for microalbuminuria in a single sample of urine. However, the dipstick test does not accurately detect microalbuminuria and is not recommended in place of a microalbumin urine test.
| Last updated: | March 01, 2007 |
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| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Reviewed By: | Martin Gabica, MD - Family Medicine |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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