CONDUCTIVITY-NORMALIZED URINARY ANALYTE CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT FOR USE IN DISEASE DIAGNOSIS

摘要

The invention relates to a method for the diagnosis of a medical condition i n a subject, comprising the steps of measuring the concentration of one or mor e analytes, relevant for the diagnosis of said medical condition, in a urine sample; measuring the electrical conductivity of said urine sample; obtainin g a normalized value for the analyte concentration by dividing said analyte concentration by the electrical conductivity; and determining whether said subject is suffering from said medical condition by means of comparing the normalized value with a pre-determined reference value. The medical conditio n to be diagnosed can be, for example, an acute cardiac condition for which th e relevant urinary analyte can be one or more thromboxanes.