Diabetes (DM), albumin is the primary protein excreted by the. kidneys. Albuminuria is usually a marker of nephropathy and. CVD. High levels and/or a rapid rise in urine albumin may be a. sign of serious kidney disease. Not all kidney disease in people. with diabetes is diabetic nephropathy; consider other causes of.
Workers lost earnings after being injured at work. Even after 3.5 years they were unable to attain the earnings level they had before being injured. The total costs of fatal and nonfatal injuries in the construction industry were estimated at $11.5 billion in 2002, 15% of the costs for all private industry. The average cost per case of fatal or nonfatal injury is $27,000 in construction, almost double the per-case cost of $15,000 for all industry in 2002.
The average cost of all gunshot injuries was $17,000. The more expensive the injury, such as wounds to the spinal cord, the more likely the government has to pick up the costs. Only 18 percent of the cost of gunshot wounds is picked up by private insurance. Taxpayers pay 49 percent. The other 33 percent falls under a category called self-pay..