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Proteinuria: How to evaluate an important finding

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 2003 June;70(6):535-537, 541-544, 546-547
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ABSTRACTProteinuria is a common laboratory finding in outpatients and should not be discounted. When it is due to a glomerular disease, early diagnosis is important to prevent further renal damage. Proteinuria may also be a marker for progressive atherosclerosis.