Simple method for monitoring 24-hour urinary urea nitrogen excretion

Don F. Middendorf; Lee A. Hebert; Richard A. Zager; Judy Hartman; Donna Bitzel

Simple method for monitoring 24-hour urinary urea nitrogen excretion

Don F. Middendorf
, Lee A. Hebert
, Richard A. Zager
, Judy Hartman
, Donna Bitzel

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Abstract

The urine urea nitrogen/urine creatinine excretion ratio ( UUN Ucr) of a "spot" urine specimen obtained ~5 hours after the last meal of the day can be used to accurately calculate the urinary urea excretion for the previous 24-hour period. Because UUN excretion is largely determined by dietary intake of protein nitrogen, this method can be used to estimate dietary protein intake for the previous 24-hour period. Strategies for using this simple method for inexpensively and continuously monitoring dietary protein intake are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	577-580
Number of pages	4
Journal	The Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine
Volume	108
Issue number	6
State	Published - Dec 1986

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