Open AccessCorrelation of spot urinary protein: Creatinine ratio and quantitative proteinuria in pediatric patients with nephrotic syndrome
Author(s) -
Richa Singh,
Kapil Bhalla,
Sanjiv Nanda,
Ashish Gupta,
Shuchi Mehra
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_403_19
Subject(s) - proteinuria , medicine , nephrotic syndrome , creatinine , hypoalbuminemia , urine , urology , gastroenterology , kidney
Nephrotic Syndrome is the commonest glomerular disease in children and is often characterized by multiple relapses. 24 hour urinary protein excretion is the accepted method used in quantification of proteinuria, but it's a time consuming, inconvenient and cumbersome method and difficult in very young children. Spot urine examination would be a simpler, easy, acceptable, and less time consuming method for detection of proteinuria in children.