What Does Protein in the Urine Indicate? Posted: 03-07-06 22:37pm
MY DAUGHTER HAS HAD SEVERAL URINE CULTURES
DONE IN THE LAST YEAR. SHE ALWAYS HAS
PROTEIN IN HER URINE. WE ARE GOING TO A
SPECIALIST THIS MONTH, BUT I WOULD LIKE
MORE INFO. ON IT AND KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.
THANK YOU,
VERY CONCERNED MOTHER
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General Q&A Answer A570 Posted: 03-27-06 17:38pm
“Proteins in urine” (proteinuria)
indicates a problem in the kidneys. The
maximum permitted protein level in the
urine is 30mg/dl. If there are proteins
found in the urine, the follow-up
procedure is to examine urine collected
over 24 hours. There should be no more
than150mg of proteins in urine excreted
over a 24 hour period. If the
urine-protein level is above 3,5g/24h
urine your daughter may be experiencing
glomerulonephritis. However, other
parameters of the kidneys’ function need
to be examined, as well: the creatinin,
urea, urinary sediment, blood pressure
etc. There are few conditions wherein
protein presence in the urine is normal
such as: functional proteinuria (in cases
of high temperature or great physical
efforts), idiopathic transitory
proteinuria, intermittent proteinuria,
and/or orthostatic proteinuria.
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