Routine quantification of urinary albumin levels is recommended for all Canadians with @entity6 , yet many controversies remain when interpreting these tests. Elevated levels of @entity633 have traditionally been labeled as either microalbuminuria, representing 30 to 300 mg of @entity633 per day (a  range not reliably picked up by conventional urine dipsticks), or as overt @entity8 , representing more than 300 mg per day and usually identifiable by dipstick. The random urine albumin-to- @entity1011 ratio is a convenient test that can predict reliably the total daily protein excretion. The 30 mg per day upper limit of normal was selected to be a threshold far above the normal albumin excretion seen in healthy @entity1 . However, recent studies have shown that elevations of albumin excretion below the microalbuminuria threshold are associated with increased cardiorenal risk, suggesting that the 30 mg per day level may be set too high. Recently, the Canadian @entity6 Association Clinical Practice Guidelines changed the threshold for abnormal urine albumin-to- @entity1011 ratios to be 2.0 mg/mmol for both @entity1 and @entity1 . As a result, more @entity1 will be identified as having abnormal levels of @entity633 . However, these @entity1 will be correctly identified as having increased cardiorenal risk. It is important to note that @entity1 with @entity6 who have abnormal levels of @entity633 are among @entity1 at the highest risk for @entity9136 . These risks can be reduced by using the strategies outlined in the guidelines put forth by the Canadian @entity6 Association.

Testing for XXXX in 2014.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients', 'people', 'men'] @entity9136 :: ('MESH:D059347', 'Disease') :: ['cardiorenal disease'] @entity8 :: ('MESH:D007674', 'Disease') :: ['nephropathy'] @entity6 :: ('MESH:D003920', 'Disease') :: ['Diabetes', 'diabetes'] @entity633 :: ('MESH:D000419', 'Disease') :: ['albuminuria'] @entity1011 :: ('MESH:D003404', 'Chemical') :: ['creatinine']
@entity633 :: (MESH:D000419,Disease) :: ['Albuminuria']
