title: Renal dysfunction. 2. Proteinuria.
abstract: Proteinuria greater than 150 mg/24 hr without antecedent strenuous exercise demands an explanation. As an aid in the search for that explanation, this article provides a simple, logical classification of the various causes of proteinuria. Part 1 of this two-part article, published last month (page 93), discussed urea and creatinine.
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004586:Electrophoresis; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006977:Hypertension, Renal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D007668:Kidney / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009395:Nephritis, Interstitial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D005082:Physical Exertion; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014556:Urine / Q000032:analysis