Abstract:Different methods and reference bases for characterizing the excretion of urinary enzymes (relation to volume, time, creatinine, specific gravity, osmolality and fractional excretion) are reviewed with regard to their advantages and disadvantages when using urinary enzyme excretion äs a diagnostic tool. The problems of timed and untimed urine samples for the analysis of urinary enzyme excretion and the influence of diuresis on the quantity and composition of enzymes excreted are discussed. The use of the secon… Show more
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