Meanings
- uncommonuncountablemedicineThe presence of abnormally low amount of protein in the urine: namely, even lower than the normally low amount.
Diabetic nephropathy is one of the main etiologies of renal failure, described by proteinuria above 500 mg within 24 hours of diabetes onset, but this is followed by hypoproteinuria, or "microalbuminuria". This phenomenon is frequent to both types of diabetes.
2022, Suman Samaddar, “Marine algae in diabetes and its complications”, in Se-Kwon Kim, editor, Marine Biochemistry: Applications, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 372 more examples
[In infantile systemic hyalinosis,] Hypoproteinemia may result in generalized edema. Intestinal lymphangiectasia and hyaline deposits are evident on jejunal biopsy. This is associated with protein-losing enteropathy. Hypoproteinuria may result in generalized edema. Serum protein, but especially serum albumin, is low. Bloody diarrhea may be noted.
2001, Robert J. Gorlin, M. Michael Jr. Cohen, Raoul C.M. Hennekam, Syndromes of the Head and Neck (Oxford Monographs on Medical Genetics), Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 648[Adverse effects of a ketogenic diet as an antiepileptic treatment include] Dehydration during initiation phase, GI [gastrointestinal] complaints (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea); ketogenic diet predisposes to metabolic acidosis; metabolic complications (hyponatremia, hypomagnesemia, hypoproteinuria, hyperuricemia); renal stones occur in <5% of patients; rare but life-threatening pancreatitis and cardiomyopathy.
2011, Bernhard Fassl, Nancy Murphy, “Neurologically impaired children”, in N. Ewen Amieva-Wang, editor, A Practical Guide to Pediatric Emergency Medicine: Caring for Children in the Emergency Department (Cambridge Clinical Guides), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 784Antonyms: hyperproteinuria, proteinuria
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe presence of abnormally low amount of protein in the urine: namely, even lower than the normally low amount.
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