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Proteinuria can be caused by a number of conditions or disorders of the kidney including: Damage to the kidneys from certain drugs or toxins such as heavy metals. Glomerulonephritis (inflammation of the filtering structures of the kidneys) Kidney infection (pyelonephritis) or inflammation.
Albuminuria screening first may be used as a tool to detect individuals with undiagnosed chronic kidney disease (CKD). Elevated albuminuria (30 to 300 mg/d albumin is the definition of microalbuminuria) is an early predictor of progressive renal function loss in type 1 (2,3) and type 2 diabetes (4,5). At the time that microalbuminuria becomes manifest, GFR typically is normal or elevated or only modestly impaired (stage 1 or 2 CKD).