Mass-screening for early detection of renal disease: benefits and limitations of self-testing for proteinuria.

CONCLUSION: Mass screening for proteinuria with self-testing enhances the awareness of renal diseases and improves the chances for an early diagnosis and therapy. Limitations are the frequent overdiagnosis of proteinuria due to minimal colour changes in the dipsticks.
PMID: 19384843 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Journal of Nephrology)