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Orthostatic Proteinuria
Aka: Orthostatic Proteinuria
- See Also
- Proteinuria
- Epidemiology
- Patients under age 30 years
- Affects 3 to 5% of adults and teenagers
- Pathophysiology
- Protein excretion increased only while upright
- Protein excretion normalizes when supine
- Labs
- Urine Microscopy normal
- Urine Protein 24 Hour collection
- Less than 2000 mg protein excretion per day
- Split 24 Hour Urine Protein collection
- Urine Protein decreases to <50 mg for 8 hours supine
- Renal Function tests
- Normal Creatinine Clearance
- Differential Diagnosis
- See Proteinuria Causes
- Monitoring
- Blood Pressure yearly
- Urinalysis yearly
- Prognosis
- Benign condition with no longterm Renal Function affect