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Recently about 20 days ago I got trace protein in urine and then I again got cue done after 10 days and it said nill proteins but there's a lot difference in my specific gravity of sample can it be a possibility that I have given a dilute sample and hence proteins weren't detected ..my pc Ratio and acr are in normal limits but when I check with dipstick that I have at home it shows trace protein can't understand if should not be worried or be concerned and get further testing done
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Reagent strips for urine protein are not very specific, the are prone to false positive and false negative reports. More accurate are PCR. If acr/pcr are normal and urine tests shows nil protein, it virtually excludes the proteinuria.
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