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The Common Abnormality of Proteinuria in the Liver

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I. Introduction
The kidney is one of the most important organs in the human body. It supports and carries many bodily functions, primarily in excretion of wastes and filtration of the needed nutrients and products to maintain homeostasis in the body. However, if these two functions fail to do its part in the system, it will disrupt the its own cycle and will result to some diseases and abnormalities. One of the most common of these abnormalities is the presence of too much protein in the urine, or commonly known as Proteinuria.
The kidney is an important organ of the body because it serves as a filter for the wastes in the bodies. Ideally, urine contains very little amounts of protein. It cannot surpass the perm selectivity of the glomerulus because proteins are considered as macromolecules; they are too big to be filtered. The normal amount of protein that should be present in urine is 150mg/day or less, but in some cases, it exceeds the normal range, which results to a “foamy” urine. This is what happens in Proteinuria.
II. History/ Overview
Dating back to the time of Hippocrates, whom first inspected and described the presence of bubbles in the urine, paved way to the discovery of Proteinuria. Various methods sprung out during latter centuries. One physician who started the study is Frederick Dekkers, sho came up ith idea that that it as milk that causes the abnormality. But his idea was changed as soon as other physicians prove their side. One of the most prominent

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