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Person—proteinuria status, code N{.N}

Data Element Attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termProteinuria status
METEOR identifier:Help on this term270346
Registration status:Help on this term

Health, Standard 01/03/2005

Definition:Help on this termWhether there is a presence of excessive protein in the urine of the person, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:Help on this termPerson—proteinuria status
Value Domain:Help on this termProteinuria status code N{.N}

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termCode
Data type:Help on this termNumber
Format:Help on this termN{.N}
Maximum character length:Help on this term2
  ValueMeaning
Permissible values:Help on this term1Negative for protein
  1.1Microalbuminuria present
  1.2Microalbuminuria not present
  1.3Microalbuminuria not tested
  2Proteinuria
  3Not tested
Supplementary values:Help on this term9
 
Not stated/inadequately described
 

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

CODE 1     Negative for protein

Negative for proteinuria - less than 1 plus on dipstick-testing or excretion of 300 mg or less of protein from 24-hour urine collection.

CODE 1.1   Microalbuminuria present

Microalbuminuria present

CODE 1.2   Microalbuminuria not present

Microalbuminuria not present

CODE 1.3   Microalbuminuria not tested

Microalbuminuria not tested

CODE 2      Proteinuria

Proteinuria - one or more pluses of protein in dipstick urinalysis or for a 24-hour urine collection, where the patient excretes more than 300 mg/per day of protein.

CODE 3      Not tested

Not tested - no urinalysis for proteinuria was taken.

Collection methods:Help on this term

Where laboratory testing is used to determine Proteinuria status the categorisation must be substantiated by clinical documentation such as an official laboratory report.

Data element attributes Help on this term

Collection and usage attributes

Collection methods:Help on this term

Dipstick testing can be used to test for protein in a urine specimen. Proteinuria (i.e. excessive protein in the urine) on dipstick urinalysis is described as one or more pluses of protein and for a 24-hour urine collection where the patient excretes more than 300 mg/day of protein.

Microalbuminuria can be determining using any one of the following tests: spot urine, timed urine (24-hour collection) or albumin/creatinine ratio. Although the presence of microalbuminuria does not warrant categorisation as proteinuria, it is clinically significant in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes.

Comments:Help on this termIn settings where the monitoring of a person's health is ongoing and where a measure can change over time (such as general practice), the Patient—diagnosis date, DDMMYYYY should be recorded.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term
Cardiovascular Data Working Group

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Is re-engineered from PDF Proteinuria - status, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (16.7 KB)

        No registration status

See also Patient—diagnosis date, DDMMYYYY

        Health, Standard 17/10/2018

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
All attributes +
Cardiovascular disease (clinical) DSS

        Health, Superseded 15/02/2006


Cardiovascular disease (clinical) DSS

        Health, Superseded 04/07/2007


Cardiovascular disease (clinical) DSS

        Health, Superseded 22/12/2009


Cardiovascular disease (clinical) DSS

        Health, Superseded 01/09/2012


Cardiovascular disease (clinical) NBPDS

        Health, Superseded 17/10/2018


Cardiovascular disease (clinical) NBPDS

        Health, Standard 17/10/2018


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