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Side effects of protein in urine
A 66-year-old female asked:

Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 54 years experience
Safe, well tolerated: Nitrofurantoin (Macrobid) is a safe antibiotic and side effects are infrequent. If you read the list of possible side effects from almost any drug, it... Read More
803 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 27-year-old male asked:

Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 50 years experience
Kidney stones: You should see a doctor to exclude the presence of kidney stones. In the mean time drink enough water each day so that your urine is colorless.
1.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 34-year-old member asked:

Dr. Evan Altmananswered
Psychiatry 20 years experience
Proteinuria: Protein is normally not found in urine. The usual system used to quantify protein is 0, trace, and then 1+ to 4+. So there is a source of protein in t... Read More
4.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A female asked:

Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 54 years experience
Proteinuria: A small amount of proteinuria (protein in urine) from time to time usually doesn't mean anything important. There are many kinds of infections and kid... Read More
624 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 29-year-old female asked:

Dr. Atul Singhanswered
Nephrology and Dialysis 29 years experience
Protein : Often you will not able to determine that on a naked eye exam. Proteinuria can detected by urine dipstick, lab test for ratio and a wet mount spin uri... Read More
2.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 37-year-old female asked:

Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 50 years experience
Depends: Was it a random urine or 24 hour urine? Is the the amount of protein in 24 hour urine of 10 mg/dL? Were you dehydrated when urine was collected? See t... Read More
3.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 31-year-old member asked:

Dr. Zohreh Soltanianswered
Nephrology and Dialysis 10 years experience
Causes:: 1. Temporary rise in the levels of protein in urine include: cold exposure, fever,
heat exposure, strenuous exercise
2. Persistently elevated l... Read More
5.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 33-year-old member asked:

Dr. Evan Altmananswered
Psychiatry 20 years experience
Proteinuria: Protein is normally not found in urine. The usual system used to quantify protein is 0, trace, and then 1+ to 4+. So there is a source of protein in t... Read More
4.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 41-year-old member asked:

Dr. Raj Singhanswered
Internal Medicine 12 years experience
Kidney disease: presence of protein in the urine is usually suggestive of underlying kidney disease. When the kidney filters get damaged the protein from blood tends ... Read More
3.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 50-year-old male asked:

Dr. Alok Agrawalanswered
35 years experience
See below: You are leaking a little protein in the urine- could be from several reasons. Get a urine protein to creatinine test done which will quantify the prot... Read More
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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