Can calculated total nitrogen replace Kjeldahl total nitrogen measurements in 24-h urine samples?

Clin Chem Lab Med. 2018 Oct 25;56(11):255-257. doi: 10.1515/cclm-2018-0144.

Authors

Bart Peeters¹, Eveline Dirinck², Luc Van Gaal², Laurence Roosens³

Affiliations

¹ Antwerp University Hospital, Laboratory Medicine, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650 Edegem, Belgium, Phone: +32 3 821 39 21, Fax: +32 3 825 11 48.
² Antwerp University Hospital, Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, Edegem, Belgium.
³ Antwerp University Hospital, Laboratory Medicine, Edegem, Belgium.

PMID: 29630508
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2018-0144

No abstract available

Keywords: 24-h urine; Kjeldahl nitrogen measurement; calculated total nitrogen.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Algorithms
Clinical Chemistry Tests / methods*
Creatinine / urine
Humans
Nitrogen / urine*
Urea / urine
Uric Acid / urine

Substances

Uric Acid
Urea
Creatinine
Nitrogen