title: Proteinuria: how to evaluate an important finding.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226, USA.
authors.forename: Waqar
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kashif
authors.forename: Nauman
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Siddiqi
authors.forename: Ayse P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Dincer
authors.forename: H Erhan
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Dincer
authors.forename: Sheldon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirsch
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008403:Mass Screening; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016482:Urinalysis / Q000379:methods*; D014556:Urine / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins