Introduction: proteinuric renal disease

Proteinuria/albuminuria is not always caused by renal disease, however; it can arise from numerous causes (e.g., physiologic/benign, prerenal, and postrenal causes). [...]when proteinuria is detected, localization of its source is a primary diagnostic consideration. [...]this chapter discusses some...

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Veröffentlicht in:Topics in companion animal medicine 2011-08, Vol.26 (3), p.119-120
1. Verfasser: Grauer, Gregory F
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Proteinuria/albuminuria is not always caused by renal disease, however; it can arise from numerous causes (e.g., physiologic/benign, prerenal, and postrenal causes). [...]when proteinuria is detected, localization of its source is a primary diagnostic consideration. [...]this chapter discusses some of the potential implications of persistent, renal proteinuria/albuminuria including risk of kidney disease progression.
ISSN:1938-9736
1946-9837
1876-7613
DOI:10.1053/j.tcam.2011.05.001