Microalbuminuria. All panels listed microalbuminuria testing as an optional study for patients without diabetes because of its association with an increased incidence of cerebrovascular disease.12 It is unclear whether microalbuminuria results from the increased intraglomerular pressure in hypertension or if it represents glomerular damage.13
Sodium, calcium, uric acid. There is no consensus on the routine inclusion of several studies: serum sodium (recommended by 2 panels and an online text4,5,10), serum calcium (recommended by 1 panel and the text2,10), and uric acid (1 panel3 recommends it while the text10 lists it as optional).
Recommendations from others
Recommendations from major organizations are included in Evidence Summary, above.
Acknowledgments
The opinions and assertions contained herein are the private views of the author and are not to be construed as official, or as reflecting the views of the US Air Force Medical Service or the US Air Force at large.
