How Timely Detection of Diabetic Nephropathy

Diabetic nephropathy is one of the microvascular complications of diabetes, the onset is slow, because of the early patients without any symptoms, to the hospital, they often appear in the urine has been developed to have elevated serum creatinine or protein. Therefore, it is timely discovery of diabetic nephropathy, and early diabetic nephropathy only to early detection through regular monitoring. Currently, the method for screening early diabetic nephropathy is more authoritative detection 24 hours urine micro-albumin quantification.

Patients with diabetic nephropathy 24 hours urine microalbumin quantitative criteria

Normal 24-hour urine microalbumin quantitatively less than 30 mg, if 2 consecutive diabetic patients within six months to check the quantitative 24-hour urine microalbumin were between 30 mg to 300 mg, should be promptly identified elevated urinary microalbumin the reason, if the patient is discharged from other causes, belongs to early diabetic nephropathy.

If the 24-hour urine microalbumin quantitatively greater than 300 milligrams, then enter clinical diabetic nephropathy, at this time there is protein in urine can be displayed.

Specimens from 24 hours urine specimen method


Specimens from 24 hours urine specimens way for the first day 7:00 to urinate again until the next 7:00 to urinate, collect all urine during which the first Tianzao 7:00 urine does not record, including, but As early as 7:00 the next day must be recorded, including urine, after mixing cup measure the total amount of urine and record, then a small cup of urine specimens sent to the hospital laboratory.