A 36-year-old diabetic man has foamy urine, fatigue, foot and ankle edema, and neuropathy. After an...
A 36-year-old diabetic man has foamy urine, fatigue, foot and ankle edema, and neuropathy.
After an examination, his provider orders a urine protein test, and the test result is 300 mg/dL.
Questions
a. What is the likely diagnosis?
b. What would be the likely diagnosis if the urine protein level was 3 g or greater in 24
hours?
Homework Answers
a, Nephrotic syndrome
It is a kidney disorder caused by high protein in the urine when
the kidney not functioning properly, it will include low protein in
the blood, high protein in the urine, swelling of foot and ankle,
foamy urine, fatigue. there will be a risk factor when the person
having diabetes, it affects men than women.
b, Proteinuria occurs when urine protein more than 3-3.5g within 24
hours. It will be associated with nephrotic syndrome.
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