Lab reference

UA Protein

Urinalysis

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Reference range

RangeReported as negative or positive

About

Protein on dipstick. It misses the light chains of myeloma and the small amounts of early diabetic kidney disease, which need a specific albumin test.

When it is low

Normal (negative)

When it is high

Proteinuria: glomerular disease, nephrotic syndrome, overflow, UTI

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