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albumin test

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albumin test
Etymology: L, albus, white
any of several tests for the presence of albumin in the urine. One type of albumin test depends on the change in color of a chemically treated strip of paper in the presence of albumin.


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5) This brief paper speaks to the need for the early identification of MA as a risk factor in diabetic nephropathy and CVD, then it reviews conventional and new albumin tests.
In addition, since a portion of the filtered albumin is broken down into unmeasured metabolites, specific albumin tests may underestimate the magnitude of albuminuria.
450 million is spent annually on kidney disease testing primarily via the micro albumin test, which only detects later stages of the disease (Stage 3 and beyond), at a time when treatment options are far less effective.
 
 
 
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