Protein in Urine

Has anyone ever had protein show up in a urinalysis? I was looking at my lab results from my last ER trip and it showed a trace amount of protein in my urine and said it was an abnormal finding. Now I am nervous and plan on asking my PCP about this on Tuesday. I called the ER doc who treated me and he said it could show because of dehydration. Any of the nurses on the board know if that is true? Kali

I believe that is ketosis, the body burning off its own fuel.  Abnormal if you arent trying to loose a whole bunch of weight through wls.  If your dr hasnt brought this up as something to be concerned about Im sure your fine.  However never be afraid to ask your dr or his nurse questions. thats what they are paid for.  You hired him let him earn his money .

Under normal cir****tances, low molecular weight proteins and a small amount of albumin are filtered through the glomerular capillary wall.  As a result, up to 150 mg/d (in adults) or 4 mg/m²/h (in children) of protein in the urine is considered to be within normal limits.

Did you have dipstick or lab urinary analysis?

Negative or trace protein on the dipstick is considered normal, whereas a protein value of 1+ should at least be monitored.

The presence of increased protein in the urine can signify underlying renal disease, although there are a number of false positives/negatives

When there is a concern for a false positive or false negative reading, the amount of proteinuria can be quantified by the urine protein/creatinine ratio on a random urine specimen

A common cause of proteinuria in asymptomatic patients is orthostatic proteinuria, a benign diagnosis, which should be ruled out using a first morning void specimen before pursuing further evaluation.

So My Advice to you:

1- If it was a dipstick analysis,ignore it and go for regular urine analysis

2-If it was a regular urine analysis,do early morning voiding test to rule ou dehydration as a cause,ask your PCP to give you a container,keep it at home,when you wake up in the morning,the first thing to di is to put a urine sample and take it to lab,ask the to do urine analysis and urine protein/creatinin ratio...this will give you the answer

we all know dehydration could cause protein in urine,but this only when we are sure there is no underlying cause,especially if you have hypertension or diabetus

When I had such problems I was given a big jug and had to collect all of my urine for 24 hours. Its a pretty routine diabetic test which checks for a specific amount of protein in the urine to determine if kidney disease is forming. My mom has to do it twice a year. Its really no big thing. Just go and see what your PCP has to say :) No sense fretting ;) HUGS PK