Urine Protein: Results and Values (Protein in Urine)

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Alternate Names : Protein in Urine

Normally, there should be no protein detected in the urine. The presence of protein may indicate:

kidney disease

kidney injury

macroglobulinemia. This is a serious disease of the plasma causing bleeding tendencies, weight loss, blurred vision, and disease of the lymph nodes.

multiple myeloma, or a tumor in the bone marrow

preeclampsia of pregnancy

congestive heart failure, a condition in which the heart does not pump enough blood to the body tissues

severe muscle exertion

renal vein thrombosis, which is a blood clot in the vein carrying blood away from the kidney

bladder tumor, including bladder cancer

inflammation of the urethra or prostate gland

amyloidosis, a disease in which starch-like substances deposit in the tissues and organs of the body

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Urine Protein: Preparation & Expectations

Author: Stephanie Slon, BA
Reviewer: Eileen McLaughlin, RN, BSN
Date Reviewed: 09/20/01

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