RE: Laboratory unable to calculate ratio for urine albumin:creatinine ratio and urine alubumin less that detection limit. What does this mean?
By Guest on Friday, 22 February 2019
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Hi,

Hope you can clarify my results herein. I'm a female, age 45 years old. What is the result mean? Thank you for your response.

Creatinine, urine (ALB)
Results : 1321 (UMOL/L)

Albumin, urine
Results : <7.0 (MG/L)

Albumin/Creatinine
Results : (MG/MMOL CR)
Ref. Range : <3.5

Remarks : Result for Albumin/Creatinine Ratio cannot be reliably calculated because albumin, urine is below the detection limit of the assay
Hello,

This means you have no measurable albumin in the urine - this is good! The test is normal.

Dr. Jordan Weinstein
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Thank you Dr Jordan for the response to my question. Glad to hear that my results is normal.

This Chat do really work well and receive prompt response from Doctor ????

Thank you!!
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6 years ago
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Does water consumption affect this test result?

If a person drinks allot of water will it affect the test results?
Guest
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Hello,
Could you please clarify my result, I am a 41 y.o female.

Albumin (Urine) <5mg/L

Creatinine (Urine) 10.5 mmol/L

Albumin/Creatinine
Unable to calculate albumin/creatinine ratio as
the urine concentration of albumin and/or
creatinine is outside the measurable limits.
Decision limit: < 2.0 mg/mmol.

Is it bad that ratio can’t be calculated?

Thank you
A
Guest
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Quoted from Guest on Saturday, 30 September 2023
Hello,
Could you please clarify my result, I am a 41 y.o female.

Albumin (Urine) <5mg/L

Creatinine (Urine) 10.5 mmol/L

Albumin/Creatinine
Unable to calculate albumin/creatinine ratio as
the urine concentration of albumin and/or
creatinine is outside the measurable limits.
Decision limit: < 2.0 mg/mmol.

Is it bad that ratio can’t be calculated?

Thank you
A

Immeasurably low albumin is good. The ratio should technically be zero but labs often don’t report it this way. This is of no concern.

Dr. Jordan Weinstein
UKidney Staff
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Thank you so much for such a quick reply!🙏
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