Proteinuria in hospitalised internal medicine adult patients

Conclusions Dipstick proteinuria is common in hospitalised patients. Although weakly associated with eGFR, proteinuria is mainly associated with confounding factors that may result in false-positive test results. The need for follow-up of proteinuria after discharge has questionable clinical utility and its high frequency would entail a considerable cost.
Source: Postgraduate Medical Journal - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Original research Source Type: research