Question

A 48-year-old Aboriginal man living in a remote community has type 2 diabetes, hypertension and a history of childhood rheumatic fever. According to Indigenous health recommendations, which screening should be performed annually to detect early kidney disease?

Accepted Answer

Urinary albumin-creatinine ratio and eGFR

Answer

Serum creatinine alone

Answer

Renal biopsy

Answer

24-hour urine protein collection only

Answer

Abdominal CT scan

Practice question

A 48-year-old Aboriginal man living in a remote community has type 2 diabetes, hypertension and a history of childhood rheumatic fever. According to Indigenous health recommendations, which screening should be performed annually to detect early kidney disease?