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Proteinuria can be caused by a number of conditions or disorders of the kidney including: Damage to the kidneys from certain drugs or toxins such as heavy metals. Glomerulonephritis (inflammation of the filtering structures of the kidneys) Kidney infection (pyelonephritis) or inflammation.
Albumin makes up about 60% of the total protein in the blood. Normally, there will no protein or a small amount of protein in the urine. When urine protein is elevated, a person has a condition called proteinuria. Proteinuria may occasionally be seen in healthy individuals. Healthy people can have temporary or persistent proteinuria due to stress, exercise, fever, aspirin therapy, or exposure to cold, for example.