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The role of potassium to creatinine ratio as diagnostic test in preeclampsia
Joint Authors
Jawad, Ghayth Kamil
al-Shalah, Haydar Hashim
al-Jabburi, Milal Muhammad
Source
Issue
Vol. 14, Issue 3 (30 Sep. 2017), pp.518-524, 7 p.
Publisher
University of Babylon College of Medicine
Publication Date
2017-09-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Pharmacy, Health & Medical Sciences
Abstract EN
Pre-eclampsia is defined as hypertension associated with proteinuria arising de novo after the120th week of gestation in a previously normotensive woman and resolving.
completely by the 26th postpartum week.
It is a major cause of morbidity and mortality during pregnancy.
There are many ways to diagnose the disease, based on clinical diagnosis and conduct some tests; measurement of the amount of protein in urine sample that had been collected for a period of twenty-four hours.
Evaluate urinary K+ to creatinine ratio as a diagnostic and screening test in PE.
Our study was carried out at Babylon Teaching Hospital for Gynecology and Pediatrics, in Babylon Province, Hilla City from February-August- 2016.
The total number of all cases was 88,44 among them women with normal pregnancy, 44 cases with PE.Every patient was sent for urinary K+ and creatinine in spot urine which both were determined by ion selective electrode and Moorehead and Briggs derived O-Cresol Pthalien Complexone method respectively, and the ratio K+ to creatinine were calculated.
Data are given as mean ± SD, and t-test were used as statistical method to test the result.
Urinary K+/creatinine ratio was significantly higher in patients with pre-eclampsia compared to control groups (P value <0.01).
The sensitivity of urinary K+/creatinine ratio to detect PE was (77%) while, its specificity was (68%).
Urinary K+/creatinine ratio is significantly increase in preeclamptic women.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jawad, Ghayth Kamil& al-Shalah, Haydar Hashim& al-Jabburi, Milal Muhammad. 2017. The role of potassium to creatinine ratio as diagnostic test in preeclampsia. Medical Journal of Babylon،Vol. 14, no. 3, pp.518-524.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-796299
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jawad, Ghayth Kamil…[et al.]. The role of potassium to creatinine ratio as diagnostic test in preeclampsia. Medical Journal of Babylon Vol. 14, no. 3 (2017), pp.518-524.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-796299
American Medical Association (AMA)
Jawad, Ghayth Kamil& al-Shalah, Haydar Hashim& al-Jabburi, Milal Muhammad. The role of potassium to creatinine ratio as diagnostic test in preeclampsia. Medical Journal of Babylon. 2017. Vol. 14, no. 3, pp.518-524.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-796299
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 523-524
Record ID
BIM-796299