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      Use of single voided urine samples to estimate quantitative proteinuria.

      The New England journal of medicine
      methods, Proteinuria, Creatinine, Circadian Rhythm, Urine, Humans, Adult, Specimen Handling, diagnosis, urine, Male, Female

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          Quantitation of urinary protein excretion is used extensively for diagnostic and prognostic purposes and to assess the effects of therapy. The method most commonly used to measure urinary protein relies on 24-hour urine collections, which are time consuming, cumbersome, and often inaccurate. We reasoned that the urinary protein/creatinine ratio in a single voided urine sample should correlate well with the quantity of protein in timed urine collections. In a study of 46 specimens we found an excellent correlation between the protein content of a 24-hour urine collection and the protein/creatinine ratio in a single urine sample. The best correlation was found when samples were collected after the first voided morning specimen and before bedtime. We conclude that the determination of the protein/creatinine ratio in single urine samples obtained during normal daylight activity, when properly interpreted by taking into consideration the effect of different rates of creatinine excretion, can replace the 24-hour urine collection in the clinical quantitation of proteinuria. In the presence of stable renal function, a protein/creatinine ratio of more than 3.5 (mg/mg) can be taken to represent "nephrotic-range" proteinuria, and a ratio of less than 0.2 is within normal limits.

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          10.1056/NEJM198312223092503
          6656849

          Chemistry
          methods,Proteinuria,Creatinine,Circadian Rhythm,Urine,Humans,Adult,Specimen Handling,diagnosis,urine,Male,Female
          Chemistry
          methods, Proteinuria, Creatinine, Circadian Rhythm, Urine, Humans, Adult, Specimen Handling, diagnosis, urine, Male, Female

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