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What Does Albumin Ratio Indicate?

My son is 6 years old and has a slight heart murmur. Cardiologist said not to worry about it, he should outgrow it. Last couple of days he has had pressure on his chest when he jumps. His Albumin ratio is 165.4. What can that be? His kidneys were just checked and all came back good.
posted on Thu, 20 Mar 2014
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Hello and welcome to HCM.
As an Urologist,i can understand your anxiety.
ACR or albumin-creatinine ratio,is albuminuria.It shows protein leak in urine.
It should be below 30. So 165.4 is definitely high.Proteinuria test is needed.
A 24 hours urine protein is tested. Proteinuria is a sign of kidney function.
Blood creatinine and electrolytes is also tested.This can cause high B.P.
An ECG is done to check the changes, along with an ultrasound scan-KUB.
If you've any doubts,send all the reports,as a direct question,to me.
Dr.Matthew J. Mangat.
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What Does Albumin Ratio Indicate?

Hello and welcome to HCM. As an Urologist,i can understand your anxiety. ACR or albumin-creatinine ratio,is albuminuria.It shows protein leak in urine. It should be below 30. So 165.4 is definitely high.Proteinuria test is needed. A 24 hours urine protein is tested. Proteinuria is a sign of kidney function. Blood creatinine and electrolytes is also tested.This can cause high B.P. An ECG is done to check the changes, along with an ultrasound scan-KUB. If you ve any doubts,send all the reports,as a direct question,to me. Dr.Matthew J. Mangat.