Spot Urine Protein/Creatinine Ratio Testing at a Large University Medical Center: Evidence for Overuse of This Low-Value Diagnostic Test

• Isabelle Ayoub,
• JoAnna Williams,
• Dan Birmingham,
• Lee Hebert

Affiliations

Isabelle Ayoub

Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA; Correspondence: Isabelle Ayoub, Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 395 W 12th Ave., Ground Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43210 USA.

JoAnna Williams

Department of Pathology, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA

Dan Birmingham

Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA

Lee Hebert

Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA