18. What is proteinuria? Why
is protein uria a sign of
glomerular renal injury?

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Proteinuria means losing proteins
through urine. normal conditions
proteins too big to filtered by the
and they are
absent in the (the few filtered
may also be in the
nephron ). Proteinuria is an
that a more expected
amount of is passing the
suggesting glomerular
disease, .g., in diabetic nephropathy.

glomerulus also blocks passage
of blood and platelets (hematuria
often a sign urinary disease although
specific of kidneys the blood
may from the lower of the
excretory ).