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Urine Protein

Alternate Names : Protein in Urine

Urine Protein | Preparation & Expectations | Results and Values

What do the test results mean?

Normally, there should be no protein detected in the urine. The presence of protein may indicate:

  • kidney disease
  • kidney injury
  • macroglobulinemia. This is a serious disease of the plasma causing bleeding tendencies, weight loss, blurred vision, and disease of the lymph nodes.
  • multiple myeloma, or a tumor in the bone marrow
  • preeclampsia of pregnancy
  • congestive heart failure, a condition in which the heart does not pump enough blood to the body tissues
  • severe muscle exertion
  • renal vein thrombosis, which is a blood clot in the vein carrying blood away from the kidney
  • bladder tumor, including bladder cancer
  • inflammation of the urethra or prostate gland
  • amyloidosis, a disease in which starch-like substances deposit in the tissues and organs of the body

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    Author: Stephanie Slon, BA
    Reviewer: Eileen McLaughlin, RN, BSN
    Date Reviewed: 09/20/01



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