PROTEINURIA

Course overview

PROTEINURIA IS A VERY COMMON FINDING IN OUTPATIENT AS WELL AS INPATIENT SETTINGS. ANY SUCH RESULTS WARRANT FURTHER INVESTIGATION, ESPECIALLY IN THE SETTING OF COMORBIDITY. GIVEN THE RISING TRENDS OF DIABETES, PROTEINURIA PREVALENCE IS ON THE RISE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PROTEINURIA AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.