Author: Glossary
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Postural albuminuria
Transient albuminuria in normal individuals who have been erect for a long period.
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Intrinsic albuminuria
Albuminuria resulting from renal disease.
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Functional albuminuria
Intermittent or temporary albuminuria not associated with a pathological condition.
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Extrarenal albuminuria
Albuminuria due to contamination of urine with pus, chyle, or blood.
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Digestive albuminuria
Albuminuria following ingestion of certain foods.
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Cyclic albuminuria
Presence of small amounts of albumin in the urine at regular diurnal intervals, especially in childhood and adolescence.
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Albumin test
Any chemical test for the presence of albumin, usually with electrophoresis, chromatography, spectrophotometry, spectrometry, or immunoassay, and sometimes by simple chemical reactions on dipsticks.
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Albuminosis
An abnormal increase of albumin in blood plasma.
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Albuminoreaction
The presence (positive reaction) or absence (negative reaction) of albumin in the sputum. A positive reaction was formerly used to indicate inflammation of the lungs.
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Albumin globulin ratio
The ratio of albumin to globulin in blood plasma or serum. Normally this value is 1.3:1 to 3.0:1.