Medical professionals: Possible explanations for adolescent with proteinuria?
15 y.o. male had high amount of protein in urine as shown by dipstick today. His MD will repeat the dipstick next week & he’ll have a fasting CBC. He has no major health history except mental health & has been on lithium for approx. 2 years. Lithium levels have been regularly monitored. His MD visit today was prompted by his drinking huge quantities of water–easily over 2 gallons a day–for the last few months. Dipstick glucose was normal. Can anyone offer ideas for the proteinuria?
