TY - JOUR
T1 - Albuminuria
T2 - Is it Time to Screen the General Population?
AU - Crews, Deidra C.
AU - Boulware, L. Ebony
AU - Gansevoort, Ron T.
AU - Jaar, Bernard G.
PY - 2011/7
Y1 - 2011/7
N2 - Albuminuria has been associated with increased risk of multiple adverse outcomes, including ESRD, acute kidney injury, cardiovascular disease, and death. Some clinicians advocate for population-based screening of this condition, as a means of identifying individuals at high risk for morbidity and mortality. Several factors influence the potential implementation of screening for albuminuria in the general population, including the type of test used, the threshold for albuminuria, the validity and prognostic value of testing, frequency of follow-up testing, and associated costs of screening. This review discusses the available literature addressing these issues, and suggests an approach to screening patients for albuminuria.
AB - Albuminuria has been associated with increased risk of multiple adverse outcomes, including ESRD, acute kidney injury, cardiovascular disease, and death. Some clinicians advocate for population-based screening of this condition, as a means of identifying individuals at high risk for morbidity and mortality. Several factors influence the potential implementation of screening for albuminuria in the general population, including the type of test used, the threshold for albuminuria, the validity and prognostic value of testing, frequency of follow-up testing, and associated costs of screening. This review discusses the available literature addressing these issues, and suggests an approach to screening patients for albuminuria.
KW - Albumin-to-creatinine ratio
KW - Chronic kidney disease
KW - Cost-effectiveness
KW - Proteinuria
KW - Screening
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U2 - 10.1053/j.ackd.2011.06.004
DO - 10.1053/j.ackd.2011.06.004
M3 - Review article
C2 - 21782131
AN - SCOPUS:79960523239
SN - 1548-5595
VL - 18
SP - 249
EP - 257
JO - Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease
JF - Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease
IS - 4
ER -