Patient's question:
I recently got sick with a cold due to the weather, and after a thorough check-up at the hospital, I was found to have proteinuria. So now I'm wondering if this cold might have caused the proteinuria?Doctor's answer:
Common cold and urinary tract infections can both lead to proteinuria, but it is more likely that the proteinuria in this case is caused by the cold. Urinary protein can be divided into physiological and pathological types. A single routine urinalysis cannot provide a definitive diagnosis because urinary protein levels can be affected by many factors, such as emotions and physical activity. Therefore, multiple tests are needed to determine the type of urinary protein.