Diagnostic usefulness of the spot urine sodium/potassium ratio in cirrhotic patients with ascites.

Diagnostic usefulness of the spot urine sodium/potassium ratio in cirrhotic patients with ascites.

<h4>Background and aims</h4>The low-salt diet is considered important for control of ascites in cirrhotic patients. To validate whether the spot urine sodium (Na)/potassium (K) ratio could replace 24-h urine Na (uNa) excretion in assessing low-salt diet compliance.<h4>Methods</h...

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Main Authors: Jin Wook Lee, Jae Seok Hwang, Woo Jin Chung, Heon Ju Lee, Jung Gil Park, Chang Hyeong Lee, Byung Seok Kim, Jeong Eun Song, Young Oh Kweon, Won Young Tak, Soo Young Park, Se Young Jang, Jeong Ill Suh, Byoung Kuk Jang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253886

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