A female asked:
granddaughter had 24 hr. test and her protein level was 300. is that abnormally high?
1 doctor answer
Dr. Pierrette Mimi Poinsett answered
38 years experience Pediatrics
Context needed: Normal values for 24 hour urine protein are less than 100 mg in 24 hours or 10 mg per 100 milliliter of urine. Interpretation of test result is dependent upon the clinical reasons for doing the test.
Answered on Mar 11, 2017
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more. Get help now:
Related questions:
A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered
32 years experience Family Medicine
Microablumin: Microalbumin is albumin proteins that leak into the urine from the glomerulus of the kidney. Associated with endothelial dysfunction and can be an ea ... Read More
1
1 thank
A male asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered
49 years experience Pathology
Unclear question: If you are talking about total serum proteins, it may be because you were dehydrated due to not drinking water for the fasting blood test. The other m ... Read More
A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Yash Khanna answered
57 years experience Family Medicine
No it will not: Fastin (phentermine) will not effect the globulin level and fasting followed by high protein meal will not effect the level.Globulin in the body is pr ... Read More
A 40-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered
49 years experience Pathology
Depends: All laboratory results need to be interpreted in the clinical context and the doctor who ordered the tests is usually in the best position to do that. ... Read More
1
1 thank
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more. Get help now:
People also searched for:
Connect by text or video with a U.S. board-certified doctor now — wait time is less than 1 minute!
24/7 visits
$15 per month