Microalbuminuria is a term to describe a moderate increase in the level of urine albumin. It occurs when the kidney leaks small amounts of albumin into the urine, in other words, when there is an abnormally high permeability for albumin in the renal glomerulus. The term `microalbuminuria` is now discouraged by KDIGO(Kidney disease improving glob.....
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(mi″kro-al-bu″min-u´re-ә) the excretion of albumin in the urine in quantities that are greater than normal but too low to be measured by conventional dipstick tests; it is an early indication of kidney disease, such as that seen in diabetes mellitus.
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Small amounts of protein in the urine. The first sign of kidney damag (nephropathy) caused by many years of high blood glucose levels. Microalbuminuria is reversible if the blood glucose control is improved.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: mī′krō-al-byū′min-yū′rē-ă Definitions: 1. A slight increase in urinary albumin excretion that can be detected using immunoassays but not using conventional urine protein measurements; an early marker for renal disease in patients with diabetes.
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Microalbuminuria: 1. Generally, a subtle increase in the urinary excretion of the protein albumin that cannot be detected by a conventional assay. In diabetes, microalbuminuria is an early sign of diabetic kidney disease. 2. Specifically, the excretion of greater than 30 mg and less than 300 mg a day of albumin in the urine. The normal urinary albu...
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The presence of small amounts of albumin, a protein, in the urine. Microalbuminuria is an early sign of kidney damage, or nephropathy, a common and serious complication of diabetes. The ADA recommends that people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes be tested for microalbuminuria at the time they are diagnosed and every year thereafter; people with type ...
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The presence of small amounts of albumin, a protein, in the urine. Microalbuminuria is an early sign of kidney damage, or nephropathy, a common and serious complication of diabetes. Microalbuminuria is usually managed through blood sugar (blood glucose) management, reducing blood pressure, and a healthy eating plan.
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It is often an early warning of kidney disease if found in urine but can also be present for other reasons. It can mean that your kidneys are damaged so albumin, a kind of protein, leaks into the urine in very small or 'micro' amounts. The level can be measured by a special urine test either on a single urine sample or timed urine collection. Nor.....
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the presence of small amounts of albumin, a protein, in the urine. Microalbuminuria is an early sign of kidney damage.
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