Question

A 50-year-old man with type 2 diabetes for 8 years and no known kidney disease is reviewed in primary care. His serum creatinine is 80 µmol/L with eGFR 90 mL/min/1.73 m². Which is the most appropriate screening test and interval to detect early diabetic nephropathy according to Diabetes Canada?

Accepted Answer

Random urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio annually

Answer

Random urine dipstick for protein annually

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Serum creatinine and eGFR every 5 years

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Timed 24-hour urine protein every 2 years

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Renal ultrasound every 3 years

Practice question

A 50-year-old man with type 2 diabetes for 8 years and no known kidney disease is reviewed in primary care. His serum creatinine is 80 µmol/L with eGFR 90 mL/min/1.73 m². Which is the most appropriate screening test and interval to detect early diabetic nephropathy according to Diabetes Canada?