Objective: To compare the urine protein–creatinine ratio with urinalysis to predict significant proteinuria (⩾300 mg per day). Study Design: A total of 116 paired spot urine samples and 24-h urine ...

Among the multiple risk factors increasing mortality risk in patients on hemodialysis, serum uric acid has garnered much interest. The serum uric acid to creatinine ratio more accurately predicts ...

blood test Previous studies have shown that an increased blood urea nitrogen to creatinine ratio is a poor prognostic marker in patients with certain chronic diseases. A relatively high blood urea ...

Use of a mathematical model of serum-free light chain decline to identify a kinetic predictive marker of survival in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma treated with bortezomib plus ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Urine urea-creatinine ratio (U:C) often is used as an index of nutritional status of wild mammals, especially because urine can be collected ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a female, nearly 55 years old. In August 2011, I was fortunate to receive a heart transplant (I had an enlarged, weakened heart that was thought to have started with a virus).