Proteinuria: Urinary protein excretion of >150 mg/day.
Nephrotic-range proteinuria: Urinary protein excretion of ≥3.5 g/day; also called heavy proteinuria
Pr...
Fever
Frothy/foamy urine
Change in urine output
Blood- or cola-colored urine
Recent weight change
History of UTIs
Dysuria, flank pain
Swelling
Rule out systemic illness: diabetes, heart failu...
Treat any identified underlying etiology
BP goal for both diabetic and nondiabetic is ≤140/90 mm Hg (5)[C].
Proteinuria goal is <0.5 g/day (6)[A].
BP goal of 130/80 mm Hg for patients with...
Restrict dietary sodium to ...
R80.9 Proteinuria, unspecified
R80.2 Orthostatic proteinuria, unspecified
R80.1 Persistent proteinuria, unspecified
R80.8 Other proteinuria
29738008 Proteinuria (finding)
32482005 Orthosta...
Transient and orthostatic proteinuria are benign conditions that do not convey a poor prognosis.
Proteinuria >2 g/day likely represents glomerular malfunction and warrants a nephrolo...
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