Proteinuria refers to elevated protein levels in the urine. It is not a disease but a sign that the kidneys are not correctly filtering blood, possibly due to a kidney condition. Several proteins may ...

Persistent proteinuria is the term doctors use when you constantly have high levels of protein in your urine. Protein is a part of your blood, and is important for building muscles and bones, ...

Microalbuminuria refers to a higher-than-normal amount of albumin in the urine. A high value of this urinary protein may indicate a problem with the kidneys. As people with diabetes have an increased ...

One of the earliest signs that the kidneys are not functioning the way they should, is the leaking of protein into the urine, medically referred to as proteinuria. In a healthy body, the kidneys ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband had many tests for bacteria in his urine. Three months ago, he had no protein in the urine; two months ago, the number of protein was 20; one month ago, the number was 100.

Background The long-term trajectories of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and their relation to early proteinuria ...