Rockport Beach is the only beach in Texas certified by the Clean Beaches Council in Washington D.C. This certification is like receiving the Good Housekeeping seal of approval.
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.
Microalbuminuria is a term to describe a moderate increase in the level of urine albumin. It occurs when the kidney leaks small amounts of albumin into the urine, in other words, when there is an abnormally high permeability for albumin in the glomerulus of the kidney. Normally the kidneys do not filter albumin, so if albumin is found in the urine it's then a marker of kidney disease.