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Microalbuminuria is a term to describe a moderate increase in the level of urine albumin. It occurs when the kidney leaks small amounts of albumin into the urine, in other words, when an abnormally high permeability for albumin in the glomerulus of the kidney occurs.
Protein dipstick measurements should not be confused with the amount of protein detected on a test for microalbuminuria which denotes values for protein for urine in mg/day versus urine protein dipstick values which denote values for protein in mg/dL. That is, there is a basal level of proteinuria that can occur below 30 mg/day which is ...
In renal aminoaciduria, the renal tubules are unable to reabsorb the filtered amino acids back into the blood, causing high concentrations of amino acids in the urine. [5] This may be caused by a defect in the transport proteins in the renal tubule, for example, as occurs in Hartnup disease , [ 5 ] or may be due to damage to the kidney tubule ...
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In table (microalbuminuria)referenced 7, it says: albumin microgram / gram urine. It should say: albumin microgram / gram creatinine. Jose A Barcena MD joseabarcena@hotmail.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.131.41.186 ( talk ) 15:32, 17 July 2011 (UTC) [ reply ]
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