Clinical Significance of Proteinuria

Abstract

In clinical assessment of proteinuria, careful documentation of family history, types and amounts of drugs administered, and states capable of producing proteinuria should be the initial step in a methodical evaluation. When a diagnosis of proteinuria is established, recognition of coexisting abnormal urine sediment findings and quantitation of urine protein will direct an approach to clarification of the source. Idiopathic proteinuria usually is associated with a favorable prognosis.