Protein, dipstick — lab reference
In the reference guideDipstick is albumin-biased. Ask your clinician to confirm persistent findings with quantitative ratio.
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What’s searchable?Dipstick is albumin-biased. Ask your clinician to confirm persistent findings with quantitative ratio.
Ask your clinician to review albumin, globulin, and electrophoresis when indicated.
The test method matters. Acute infection, injury, and chronic inflammation may elevate.
Ask your clinician to use laboratory and indication-specific thresholds; consider timed collection when needed.
Collection completeness must be assessed.
Protein intake, hydration, catabolism, GI bleeding, and kidney function affect result.
Assay-specific; reflects approximately 2-3 weeks and is affected by protein turnover.
Volume status, glucose, osmolality, and medications may alter interpretation.
Hemolysis can falsely elevate. Ask your clinician to review kidney function and acid-base status.
Ask your clinician to read this result with sodium, bicarbonate, and anion gap.
Serum chemistry value. Do not substitute arterial blood-gas bicarbonate ranges.
Formula and albumin correction vary by laboratory. Ask your clinician to confirm whether potassium is included.
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