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Current study
Study on the relationship
between Diabetic Retinopathy and Diabetic microalbuminuria in Primary
care health centres
Introduction
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Diabetes mellitus
is prevalent in Hong Kong, with significant disease impact in terms
of complications |
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"modifiable"
complications: retinopathy, nephropathy |
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aim to assess
relationship between DMR ( of different grades ) and DM microalbuminuria. |
Methodology
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sample population:
randomly selected from registered DM patients from Kowloon Families
Clinic, Kwun Tong Elderly Health Centre, Ngau Tau Kok Family Medicine
Training Centre and Kowloon Bay General Outpatient Clinic. |
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DMR: using Retinal
Photography to document the absence/ presence/ grades of DMR. ( validity
of interpretation documented ) |
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Patients followed
up by eye specialists are included. |
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DM microalbuminuria
is screened by Clinitek 50 and confirmed by 24-hour urine collection
for microalbumin. |
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