Blood pressure measurement has a long history and a crucial role in clinical medicine.
Manual measurement using a mercury sphygmomanometer and a stethoscope remains the …

Background The urine dipstick test that regards> 1+ proteinuria as positive is unsuitable for
microalbuminuria screening owing to its low sensitivity in the general population. We …

This study determined the reliability of dipstick urinalysis for detection of protein, glucose,
blood and nitrites in non-random urine samples from 300 people aged> 50 years attending …

In the medical evaluations of healthy individuals, urinalysis receives relatively little attention
compared with blood work. However, one finding from the urinalysis, proteinuria, carries a …

Background Hypertension and diabetes cause chronic kidney disease (CKD) and diastolic
left ventricular dysfunction (DVD) as forerunners of disability and death. Home blood …

Background: In clinical practice, discriminating between glomerular and nonglomerular
causes of hematuria is often difficult. Dysmorphic red blood cells (dRBC) in the urinary …

Background Microalbuminuria is a marker of early kidney disease and high cardiovascular
risk in various populations, including HIV positive patients. However, the diagnostic value of …

There has been a steady increase in the proportion of deaths associated with renal disease
among HIV-infected individuals. 1 Many factors might be responsible for this increase …

OBJECTIVE: Early detection of renal involvement in lupus prevents poor outcomes.
Although published guidelines recommend urine dipstick as an appropriate screening test …

OBJECTIVE: Screening for proteinuria in patients with lupus requires a diagnostic method
with adequate validity to detect early disease. Recent studies have called into question the …