Morning test helps doctors save kidneys

Saturday, July 24, 2010 - 20:35 in Health & Medicine

A morning urine test is superior to all other tests for detecting declining kidney performance in patients with diabetic kidney disease, according to a new study. The results suggest that clinicians should monitor kidney function by measuring the albumin:creatinine ratio from a first morning urine sample.

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