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microalbumin test

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microalbumin test,
a urine test to detect a greater than normal albumin concentration in the blood, an early indication of renal disease. Microalbuminuria is indicative of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, nephropathy, urinary bleeding, hemoglobinuria, or myoglobinuria.


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People with diabetes ought to have a microalbumin test every year, both because it is a cardiovascular risk factor and because it is a renal (kidney) disease risk factor.
The ImmunoDip microalbumin test which was awarded the Medical Design Excellence Award and is covered by two patents is packaged in boxes of 25 individually foil sealed tests.
The urine microalbumin test looks for traces of albumin, a protein, in a patient's urine.
 
 
 
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