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Microalbumin test. Overview. A urine microalbumin test is a test to detect very small levels of a blood protein (albumin) in your urine. A microalbumin test is used to detect early signs of kidney damage in people who are at risk of developing kidney disease. Healthy kidneys filter waste from your blood and hang on to the healthy components, including proteins such as albumin.
elevated microalbumin levels (7x from normal cutoff) in urine but normal protein levels (creatinine, albumin etc) in blood. is this indicative of a problem? Answer Elevated microalbumin levels in the urine indicate that your kidneys are leaking protein. There are many conditions that can cause this, and for all of these it is really important to speak to your doctor about this result. The most common causes of elevated protein in the urine is diabetes or high blood pressure (hypertension). If you have these conditions and now have protein in the urine, that suggests that these conditions may be causing damage to your kidneys. Since your creatinine is normal right now it suggests that your kidneys are functioning well, but over time these conditions can cause irreversible damage to the kidneys.