Person—proteinuria status, code N{.N}

Identifying and definitional attributes

• Health, Standard 01/03/2005

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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.

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

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Collection and usage attributes

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.

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