Estimating the urinary sodium excretion in patients with chronic kidney disease is not useful in monitoring the effects of a low-salt diet

• Main Authors: Se-Yun Kim (Author), Yu Ho Lee (Author), Yang-Gyun Kim (Author), Ju-Young Moon (Author), Ho Jun Chin (Author), Sejoong Kim (Author), Dong Ki Kim (Author), Suhnggwon Kim (Author), Jung Hwan Park (Author), Sung Joon Shin (Author), Bum Soon Choi (Author), Chun Soo Lim (Author), Minjung Lee (Author), Sang-ho Lee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background : Several epidemiologic studies have suggested that the urine sodium excretion (USE) can be estimated in lieu of performing 24-hour urine collection. However, this method has not been verified in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) or in an interventional study. The purpose of this...