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proteinuria
Sign in to saveProteinuria is the presence of excess proteins in the urine. In healthy persons, urine contains very little protein, less than 150 mg/day; an excess is suggestive of illness. Excess protein in the urine often causes the urine to become foamy (although this symptom may also be caused by other conditions). Severe proteinuria can cause nephrotic syndrome in which there is worsening swelling of the body.
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- Nephrology
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- Protein toxicity
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Research
77,624 papers- Assessment and management of proteinuria in dogs and cats: 2004 ACVIM Forum Consensus Statement (small animal).Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2005
- Hematuria and Proteinuria in Children.Pediatrics in review · 2018
- Proteinuria in Children.Pediatric annals · 2020
- Proteinuria-take a closer look!Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2020
- Proteinuria.Pediatric annals · 1996
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Causes
- Conditions with proteinuria
- Bence–Jones proteinuria
- Pathophysiology
- Albumin and immunoglobins
- Classification
- Diagnosis
- Analysis
- Treatment
- See also
- References
- External links
Proteinuria is the presence of excess proteins in the urine. In healthy persons, urine contains very little protein, less than 150 mg/day; an excess is suggestive of illness. Excess protein in the urine often causes the urine to become foamy (although this symptom may also be caused by other conditions). Severe proteinuria can cause nephrotic syndrome in which there is worsening swelling of the body.
==Signs and symptoms== Proteinuria often causes no symptoms and it may only be discovered incidentally.
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