Proteinuria
Proteinuria
Proteinuria is a leakage of protein from the blood into urine. It’s usually an early sign of kidney damage. Symptoms of proteinuria include frothy urine which can be tested with a simple dipstick test. You may also notice swelling in the body as a result of water retention.
Most common causes of proteinuria include:
- High blood pressure
- Diabetes
- Glomerulonephritis
- Minimal change nephritis
- Infections
- Immune related kidney conditions
- Obesity
- The amount of protein in urine can be measured by testing the protein-creatinine ratio or PCR. Further testing like biopsy, ultrasound and blood tests will be needed to be done to find the cause of protein leak in urine
- Most of the conditions causing proteinuria can be controlled with medications and life style changes but some cases can progress to kidney failure.
- Treatment of Proteinuria includes managing blood pressure, sugar levels, cholesterol and a number of other factors.
