Clinical significance
Microalbuminuria diagnosed in time can prevent several health issues:
l Kidney damage
l Diabetic complications
l Cardiovascular diseases
l Risks affecting pregnant patients with diabetes
Main features
l Screening test
l Easy to use
l Economical solution
l Measurement of microalbuminuria and proteinuria
using one single pad
l Measurement of creatinine for more precise evaluation
of microalbuminuria
Technical benefits
l Simultaneous measurement of two related parameters:
albumin and creatinine
l Wide measurement range: from 0.01 g/l to 5 g/l
l Quick results (within 1 min.)
Principle
Test strips MicroalbuPHAN® are designed for semi-quantitative measurement of microalbuminuria. In favour of a higher precision and more reliable evaluation, the strips carry a Creatinine pad too, besides the Albumin pad. Measuring principle of urine albumin content is based on the color change of an acid-base indicator, while that of urine creatinine content is based on the reaction of creatinine with 3,5-Dinitrobenzoic acid in alkaline medium.
Interpretation of results
Albumin1 - Normal concentration of albumin in urine is <0.02 g/l.
Microalbuminuria is indicated in case of results 0.02 – 0.3 g/l
Creatinine2 - Normal concentration of creatinine in urine is 2.2 -26.5 mmol/l
Albumin-to-Creatinine Ratio3 - Microalbuminuria is indicated in case the ratio
of albumin to creatinine is 3.4 – 33.9 mg/mmol