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What Causes Elevated Microalbumin Levels In The Urine?

Just had Microalbumin Urine Random test. I had a heavy menstrual flow at the time & informed the tech, she told me it wouldn't affect it but if my doctor was concerned about results to let him know. The test also was not a clean catch or mid-stream test. When the results came back, my blood test levels for kidney function & my urine creatine levels were good, but my Microalbumin Urine level was 489 with 0.0-20.0 being normal. My doctor is redoing the test in a month. Can menstrual blood contamination alter the results that much?
Tue, 6 Jun 2017
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Your levels of microalbumin are definitely much higher than the normal range indicating that the kidneys are leaking out the albumin.

You need to check your blood sugar and blood pressure for any rise. You could be a prediabetic or hypertensive. Since the creatinine levels are normal we can rule out primary renal disease. Heavy exercise or excessive intake of proteins could also lead to microalbuminuria. Please get the above tests and repeat the urine analysis for microalbumin.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Sanskriti Jawa
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What Causes Elevated Microalbumin Levels In The Urine?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Your levels of microalbumin are definitely much higher than the normal range indicating that the kidneys are leaking out the albumin. You need to check your blood sugar and blood pressure for any rise. You could be a prediabetic or hypertensive. Since the creatinine levels are normal we can rule out primary renal disease. Heavy exercise or excessive intake of proteins could also lead to microalbuminuria. Please get the above tests and repeat the urine analysis for microalbumin. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Sanskriti Jawa