Albuminuria
Abnormal presence of albumin in the urine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Albuminuria is a pathological condition wherein the protein albumin is abnormally present in the urine. It is a type of proteinuria. Albumin is a major plasma protein (normally circulating in the blood); in healthy people, only trace amounts of it are present in urine, whereas larger amounts occur in the urine of patients with kidney disease. For a number of reasons, clinical terminology is changing to focus on albuminuria more than proteinuria.[1]
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Albuminuria | |
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Other names | Proteinuria |
Specialty | Nephrology |
Causes | Diabetes (Type 1 & Type 2), Hypertension, Urinary tract infections, Kidney Disease, Certain Medications |
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