August 4, 2011 — An inexpensive urine dipstick test can help screen for asymptomatic kidney disease, according to the results of a community-based, prospective cohort study reported online July 29 in ...
March 15, 2010 — Routine dipstick urinalysis screening for chronic kidney disease (CKD) has little clinical value and is not cost-effective, according to the results of a study analyzing data on ...
To assess the accuracy of urine dipstick analysis for protein, combined with urine specific gravity, in predicting overt proteinuria (urine protein : creatinine [UPC] ratio ≥500 mg/g [≥0.057 g/mmol]) ...