Urinary Sediment in the Interpretation of Proteinuria
Authors: PETER A.F. MORRIN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1983)

Editorials1 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 ...