Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,898,347,470 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

proteinuria
(redirected from Bence Jones proteinuria)

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
proteinuria [‚prōt·ən′u̇r·ē·ə]
(medicine)
The presence of protein in the urine.


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
The present case illustrates that on serial UPEP studies elevated B2M levels, in particular, can potentially be confused with persistent Bence Jones proteinuria because of this protein's association with renal dysfunction and electrophoretic migration pattern.
The dipstick test is relatively sensitive to albumin, but it is not sensitive enough to detect microalbuminuria and is not sensitive to many other proteins, especially Bence Jones proteinuria.
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.