Urine Protein
Alternate Names : Protein in Urine
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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