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What Protein, Total, Random shows
This test measures the amount of protein in a single urine sample collected at any time. Healthy kidneys keep most protein in your blood, so a raised level can signal leakage through damaged kidney filters. It is used to look for and monitor protein loss in conditions such as kidney disease, diabetes and high blood pressure. A higher result can point to kidney damage, while fever, intense exercise or infection can raise it temporarily. Because urine concentration varies through the day, a random protein value on its own is hard to interpret and is usually paired with urine creatinine as a protein/creatinine ratio.
Tests that include Protein, Total, Random
Proteinuria is characteristic of renal disease, and concentrations may be increased with diabetes, hypertension, nephritic syndrome, and drug nephrotoxicity.
- Creatinine, Random Measures creatinine in a random urine sample, mainly used as a reference to adjust other urine results for how concentrated or dilute the sample is.
- Protein/Creatinine Ratio, Random A ratio calculated from protein and creatinine in a single urine sample, a convenient way to estimate daily protein loss through the kidneys.
- Protein, Total, Random Measures protein in a single random urine sample, usually paired with creatinine to estimate how much protein your kidneys are leaking.
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