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The child with protein in their urine is a common finding in pediatric practice. Protein may be found in the urine of healthy children. The incidence increases with age and the majority of protein is albumin.
The protein test pad provides a rough estimate of the amount of albumin in the urine. 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.