Translations:Diabetic nephropathy/13/en

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Diagnosis

Ultrasonography showing hyperechogenicity of the renal cortex, visualized in the image as brighter than the liver.

Diagnosis is based on the measurement of abnormal levels of urinary albumin in a diabetic coupled with exclusion of other causes of albuminuria. Albumin measurements are defined as follows: