Internal Medicine
Online ISSN : 1349-7235
Print ISSN : 0918-2918
ISSN-L : 0918-2918
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Ratio of Urinary Potassium to Urinary Sodium and the Potassium and Edema Status in Nephrotic Syndrome
Hiroshi MatsumotoYoshitaka MiyaokaTomonari OkadaYume NagaokaToshikazu WadaAsako GondoShinga EsakiAmi HayashiToshiyuki Nakao
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2011 Volume 50 Issue 6 Pages 551-555

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Objective This study aimed to evaluate the relevance of ratios of urinary potassium to urinary sodium + potassium (UK/UNa + K) to edema status in minimal-change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS).
Methods We retrospectively studied 26 adults with newly diagnosed MCNS with significant pitting edema. On the basis of mean value (0.46±0.21) of UK/UNa + K determined from spot urine samples on admission, patients were classified into 2 groups.
Results On admission, 12 of 26 patients had UK/UNa + K >0.46 (0.65±0.16, Group H), 14 patients had UK/UNa + K <0.46 (0.29±0.08, Group L). The level of serum albumin was similarly decreased in these 2 groups. Noteworthy were lower urine volume, fractional excretion of sodium (FENa), serum sodium, and higher hematocrit in the group H as compared with the group L. The group H had a shorter mean time required from onset of edema to hospitalization, and tended to have a longer mean time to complete remission than group L. High UK/UNa + K levels in group H decreased significantly after remission, eventually becoming equal to those of group L (0.24±0.05 vs. 0.25±0.05).
Conclusion UK/UNa + K determined from spot urine sample on admission relates to laboratory or clinical indices to distinguish edema status in adult patients with MCNS.

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