Question 417 · LEK · Chronic complications
A screening test in diabetic kidney disease is:
- A. a urine glucose test.
- B. a 24-hour urine protein test.
- C. a urine albumin test.
- D. a haemoglobin glycated test (HbA1C).
- E. a WBC casts presence in urine test.
Hint
The earliest sign of diabetic kidney damage appears in urine long before overt proteinuria; think which protein is measured.
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