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After a 24 hour urine test, testing for preeclamsia my protein level was 621. how serious is this? what this tell you about my state of preeclamsia?

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Preeclampsia: The cut-off for protein in urine in pregnancy is 300 mg; 621 mg is a little elevated, but still below one gram, which is 1000 mg, for example. In severe cases several grams of protein can be spilled in urine. To gauge the severity of the preeclampsia or to determine if there is toxemia of pregnancy, other factors are important like blood pressure, liver enzymes, number of platelets.

Answered 4/5/2016

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