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Proteína en orina de 24 horas - Results

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Proteína urinaria de 24 horas

Valores normales:

El valor normal es de menos de 150 miligramos por día o de menos de 10 miligramos por decilitro de orina.

Nota: los rangos de los valores normales pueden variar ligeramente entre diferentes laboratorios. Hable con el médico acerca del significado de los resultados específicos de su examen.

Significado de los resultados anormales:

El aumento en los niveles de proteína urinaria pueden deberse a:

Glomerulonefritis
Síndrome nefrótico
Microalbuminuria y otros signos tempranos de nefropatía diabética
Enfermedades de los túbulos renales, como pielonefritis, síndrome de Fanconi, cistinosis y enfermedad de Wilson
Mieloma múltiple
Macroglobulinemia de Waldenstrom
Algunos linfomas

Las personas saludables pueden tener niveles de proteína urinaria superiores a lo normal después del ejercicio extenuante o con deshidratación. Asimismo, algunos alimentos pueden afectar los niveles de proteína en la orina.

Reviewed last on: 8/7/2009
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Bazari H. Approach to the patient with renal disease. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 115.

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