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ACR

An abbreviation for the American College of Radiology or the American College of Rheumatology; in lab reports, albumin-to-creatinine ratio.

ay-see-AR (said as letters) abbreviation

What it means

In screening guidelines, ACR usually means the American College of Radiology, which publishes recommendations such as those for breast cancer screening, or the American College of Rheumatology, which publishes criteria for diagnosing diseases such as lupus. On a urine lab report, ACR is the albumin-to-creatinine ratio, a test for early kidney damage, especially in diabetes and high blood pressure. The setting tells you which is meant.

Related terms

creatinine

A waste product of muscle that the kidneys remove from the blood; its blood level is used to measure how well the kidneys work.

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