| Albuminuria | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Proteinuria |
| Specialty | Nephrology |
| Causes | Diabetes (Type 1 & Type 2), Hypertension, Urinary tract infections, Kidney Disease, Certain Medications |
Albuminuria is a pathological condition wherein the protein albumin is abnormally present in the urine. It is a type of proteinuria. Albumin is a major plasma protein (normally circulating in the blood); in healthy people, only trace amounts of it are present in urine, whereas larger amounts occur in the urine of patients with kidney disease. For a number of reasons, clinical terminology is changing to focus on albuminuria more than proteinuria.[1]