Urinary Sediment in the Interpretation of Proteinuria
1983; American College of Physicians; Volume: 98; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.7326/0003-4819-98-2-254
ISSN1539-3704
Autores Tópico(s)Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
ResumoEditorials1 February 1983Urinary Sediment in the Interpretation of ProteinuriaPETER A.F. MORRIN, M.B.PETER A.F. MORRIN, M.B.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-98-2-254 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTesting for proteinuria is a routine part of a complete medical examination and is done during hospital admissions, insurance medical examinations, school health assessments, and as a prerequisite for employment in many occupations. Few, if any, tests are done so frequently and on such a large number of asymptomatic persons. Given the prevalence of asymptomatic proteinuria, which has been estimated between 0.4% and 14.8% in different series (1-3), it is not surprising that abnormal urinalysis findings are a common and worrisome problem for primary care physicians. The evaluation of such patients requires a balanced approach that will avoid the risks...References1. VON BONSDORFFKOSKENVUOSALMIPASTERNACK MKHA. Prevalence and causes of proteinuria in 20-year-old Finnish men. Scand J Urol Nephrol. 1981;15:285-90. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. RANDOLPHGREENFIELD MM. Proteinuria: a six-year study of normal infants, preschool, and school-age populations previously screened for urinary tract diseases. Am J Dis Child. 1967;114:631-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. ROBINSON R. Isolated proteinuria in asymptomatic patients. Kidney Int. 1980;18:395-406. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. ABUELO J. Proteinuria: diagnostic principles and procedures. Ann Intern Med. 1983;98:186-91. LinkGoogle Scholar5. GLASSOCK R. Postural (orthostatic) proteinuria: no cause for concern. N Engl J Med. 1981;305:639-41. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. ANTOINESYMVOULIDISDARDENNE BAM. La stabilité évolutive des états de proteinuric permanente isolée. Nephron. 1969;6:526-36. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. COHENLEVITT JM. Acute glomerulonephritis with few urinary abnormalities: report of two cases proved by renal biopsy. N Engl J Med. 1963;268:749-53. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. ALBERTLEEMINGSCAGLIONE MJP. Acute glomerulonephritis without abnormality of the urine. J Pediatr. 1966;68:525-9. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. THOMPSONDURRETTROBINSON ARR. Fixed and reproducible orthostatic proteinuria: V1. Results of a 10-year follow-up evaluation. Ann Intern Med. 1970;73:235-44. LinkGoogle Scholar10. RYTANDSPREITER DS. Prognosis in postural (orthostatic) proteinuria: forty to fifty-year follow-up of six patients after diagnosis by Thomas Addis. N Engl J Med. 1981;305:618-21. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: PETER A.F. MORRIN, M.B.Affiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byLaboratory Assessment of Kidney DiseaseInterpretation of Clinical Laboratory TestsClinical prevalence of glomerular hematuria: A nine-year retrospective studyUrinary Doubly Refractile Lipid Bodies in Nonglomerular Renal DiseasesAcute Glomerulonephritis: A Clinical OverviewUrinary Erythrocytes and Glomerular DiseaseDIDIER HAUGLUSTAINE, M.D., WILLY BOLLENS, Lab. Techn., PAUL MICHIELSEN, M.D. 1 February 1983Volume 98, Issue 2Page: 254-255KeywordsHealth insurancePrimary care physiciansProteinuria ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1983 PDF downloadLoading ...
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