The VA/DoD criteria for albuminuria on a spot urine are similar to those for microalbuminuria but use slightly different units, cutoffs and designations.
Specimen: spot or timed urine
Parameters:
(1) urine albumin in mg/dL
(2) urine creatinine in mg/dL
urine albumin in mg per gram creatinine =
= (urine creatinine) / ((urine creatinine) / 1000)
Ratio
Description
Designation
< 30 mg per g
normal to mildly increased
A1
30 to 300 mg per g
moderately increased
A2
> 300 mg per g
severely increased
A3
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Purpose: To classify albuminuria using the VA/DoD classification.
Objective: laboratory tests
ICD-10: N39.1, R80,
