Question

A 50-year-old man with type 2 diabetes for 7 years has eGFR 80 mL/min/1.73 m² and normal creatinine. According to Diabetes Canada, what screening is recommended annually to detect diabetic nephropathy?

Accepted Answer

Urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio and eGFR

Answer

Serum creatinine only

Answer

Urine dipstick only

Answer

Renal biopsy

Answer

No screening is required until symptoms develop

Practice question

A 50-year-old man with type 2 diabetes for 7 years has eGFR 80 mL/min/1.73 m² and normal creatinine. According to Diabetes Canada, what screening is recommended annually to detect diabetic nephropathy?