Spot urine test: To monitor dietary sodium compliance in liver disease patients?

A research article published on 7 August in the World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses this question. Study designed by Dr El-Bokl and performed by Dr Senousy and colleagues evaluated using spot urine Na/K ratio as an alternative. Forty patients with liver cirrhosis and ascites were admitted to Ain Shams University Hospital in Cairo, Egypt. The spot urine tests were compared to the standard 24-h urine collection test...

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