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Review
. 2003 Jun;70(6):535-7, 541-4, 546-7.
doi: 10.3949/ccjm.70.6.535.

Proteinuria: how to evaluate an important finding

Waqar Kashif  1 , Nauman Siddiqi, Ayse P Dincer, H Erhan Dincer, Sheldon Hirsch
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Proteinuria: how to evaluate an important finding

Waqar Kashif et al. Cleve Clin J Med. 2003 Jun.
Free article

Abstract

Proteinuria 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.

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