Microalbuminuria is defined as protein levels of: (A) 30-300 mg/d, (B) 151-200 mg/d, (C) 100-150 mg/d, (D) 301-600 mg/d
Answer is A. • The earliest manifestation of diabetic nephropathy is the appearance of low amounts of albumin in the urine (>30 mg/day, but <300 mg/day), that is, microalbuminuria.
• Microalbuminuria is also a marker for greatly increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality for persons with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes