Vancouver lies just north of Portland, Oregon and shares a similar climate. Both are classified as dry-summer subtropical (Csb) on the Koeppen kÃ¶ppen climate, classification with certain key. exceptions
Research shows that the level and type of proteinuria (whether the urinary proteins are albumin only-albuminuria-or include other proteins) are a good indicator of the extent of kidney damage. Proteinuria is also a sign that someone is at risk of developing progressive deterioration of kidney function. We also know that even small degrees of albuminuria/proteinuria are associated with an increased risk of the development of heart and blood vessel disease.
When you detect proteinuria in a pregnant woman, a number of conditions should come to mind. It can mean a lupus flair or suggest the presence of preeclampsia. But in many women, it may signal the existence of a previously undiagnosed renal condition. While proteinuria after 20 weeksâ gestation may indicate preeclampsia, its existence earlier suggests underlying renal disease, most commonly diabetic nephropathy. But other important causes exist in young women (Table 1).