RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Proteinuria: How to evaluate an important finding JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO Cleve Clin J Med FD Cleveland Clinic SP 535 OP 547 VO 70 IS 6 A1 Kashif, Waqar A1 Siddiqi, Nauman A1 Dincer, Ayse P. A1 Dincer, H. Erhan A1 Hirsch, Sheldon YR 2003 UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/70/6/535.abstract AB 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.