Clinical Approach to Children with Proteinuria
Childhood Kidney Diseases
; : 53-60, 2017.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-136742
Responsible library:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
Proteinuria is common in pediatric and adolescent patients. Proteinuria is defined as urinary protein excretion at levels higher than 100-150 mg/m²/day in children. It can be indicative of normal or benign conditions as well as numerous types of severe underlying renal or systemic disease. The school urine screening program has been conducted in Korea since 1998. Since then, numerous patients with normal or benign proteinuria as well as early stage renal diseases have been referred to the hospital. Benign proteinuria includes orthostatic proteinuria and transient proteinuria. Most causes of proteinuria can be categorized into 3 types 1) overflow, 2) tubular, and 3) glomerular. Although treatment should be directed at the underlying cause of the proteinuria, prompt evaluation, diagnosis, and long-term monitoring of these pediatric patients can prevent potential progression of the underlying disease process. This article provides an overview of proteinuria its causes, methods of assessment, and algorithmic suggestions to differentiate benign from pathologic renal disease.
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Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
Health problem:
Target 3.2: Reduce avoidable death in newborns and children under 5
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Proteinuria
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Mass Screening
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Diagnosis
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Korea
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Screening study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Childhood Kidney Diseases
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article