A commentary from Quest Diagnostics...stating early detection is needed as it is not normally found until symptoms have developed later in life...and it is a sleeper and less treatable in later stages...BD
Our analysis, developed in partnership with the National Kidney Foundation, found that a stunning 60% of patients with diabetes and kidney disease did not receive a test for urine microalbumin during a 12-month period. Ninety percent of patients who had hypertension and kidney disease also did not receive the test. Urine tests for microalbumin, a biological marker for renal vascular damage, are available through most laboratories. This test should be performed at least annually for these patients, according to guidelines from the National Kidney Foundation, the American Diabetes Association, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.[5-8]
The consequences of inadequately treated CKD are cardiovascular disease and its comorbidities -- heart attack and stroke.
Physicians Pay Attention: You Aren't Testing Adequately for CKD!
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