I'm Dr. Joshua Schwimmer, a nephrologist and internal medicine physician in New York City. • Kidney Notes was the first active nephrology blog. (Trivia: Kidney Notes is so old that the National Library of Medicine still uses it as an example of how to formally cite blogs.) • Professionally, you can find me at Kidney.nyc. • Kidney Notes is for educational purposes only, not medical advice. Consult qualified health care professionals. See disclaimer.

Sunday, April 12, 2026

The PREVENT Calculator and Albuminuria: Normal is Not Normal

The PREVENT Calculator shows how 10-year ASCVD risk can change dramatically even with a urine albumin level in the "normal" range. Compare a urine albumin of 0 with a urine albumin of 29:



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