ABSTRACT
Proteinuria is a common laboratory finding in outpatients and should not be discounted. When it is due to a glomerular disease, early diagnosis is important to prevent further renal damage. Proteinuria may also be a marker for progressive atherosclerosis.
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- Waqar Kashif, MD,
- Nauman Siddiqi, MD⇑,
- Ayse P. Dincer, MD,
- H. Erhan Dincer, MD and
- Sheldon Hirsch, MD
- Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
- Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
- Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
- Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
- Chief, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago
- ADDRESS:
Nauman Siddiqi, MD, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226.
ABSTRACT
Proteinuria is a common laboratory finding in outpatients and should not be discounted. When it is due to a glomerular disease, early diagnosis is important to prevent further renal damage. Proteinuria may also be a marker for progressive atherosclerosis.
- Copyright © 2003 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. All Rights Reserved.