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protein/creatinine in urine
Reference interval:
- < 150 mg/g of creatinine
Clinical significance:
- random urine protein/creatinine correlates with 24 hour urine protein [1]
- proteinuria is a marker of renal parenchymal & glomerular disease
- predicts progressive kidney disease & cardiovascular disease
Related
albumin/creatinine in urine
Specific
protein/creatinine in 24 hour urine
General
urine creatinine ratio
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 19.
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2021.
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 19
Board Basics. An Enhancement to MKSAP19.
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2022
- Logical Observation Identifiers Names & Codes (LOINC)
Regenstrief Institute
https://loinc.org
Components
creatinine in urine
protein in urine