High protein levels in urine (proteinuria) can mean your kidneys are not filtering blood properly. It may also be temporary from dehydration, intense exercise, or an unbalanced diet. Early kidney ...

What Causes Maple Syrup Urine Disease? Maple syrup syndrome is a very rare genetic disorder, with only about 1 in 185,000 infants born with the condition. MSUD is caused by mutations or changes in ...

Chronic kidney disease has five stages based on urine albumin-creatinine ratio (uACR) and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) tests repeated over 3 months. Stages 1–2 often have few or no ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Everyone has gas in the digestive system. Gas in the bladder that passes with the urine is not normal. This condition, called pneumaturia, is rare and can be a symptom of something serious. Here's ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...