Iprotheni emchameni — ebizwa nangokuthi i-proteinuria (pro-tee-NU-ree-uh) — iyinani elikhulayo le-protheni ezivela egazini emchameni. Iprotheni ingenye yezinto ezilinganiswayo ekuhlolweni kwelaba ukucubungula okuqukethwe komchamo (i-urinalysis). Igama elithi "i-proteinuria" ngezinye izikhathi lisetshenziswa njengoba lifana negama elithi "i-albuminuria," kodwa la magama anamanye amazwi ahlukene. I-Albumin (al-BYOO-min) uhlobo oluvamile lweprotheni oluhamba egazini. Amanye amaviki okuhlola umchamo abonisa kuphela ukwanda kwe-albumin emchameni. Ukwanda kwe-albumin emchameni kubizwa ngokuthi i-albuminuria (al-BYOO-mih-NU-ree-uh). I-Proteinuria ibhekisela ekwandeni kwezinto eziningi zeprotheni egazini emchameni. Amazinga aphansi eprotheni emchameni avamile. Amazinga aphezulu okwesikhashana eprotheni emchameni awavamile, ikakhulukazi kubantu abasebancane ngemva kokuzivocavoca noma ngesikhathi sesifo. Amazinga aphezulu njalo eprotheni emchameni angaba uphawu lwesifo sezinso.
Izinkila zakho zihlanza imikhiqizo yokuwohloka egazini lakho ngenkathi zigcina lokho umzimba wakho okudingayo — kuhlanganise namaprotheni. Noma kunjalo, ezinye izifo neemeko zivumela amaprotheni ukuba adlule ezihlanzini zezinkila zakho, okubangela amaprotheni emathini. Isimo esingabangela ukwanda okwesikhashana kwamazinga amaprotheni emathini, kodwa akusho ukulimala kwezinkila, kuhlanganisa: Ukuphelelwa amanzi Ukubhebhetheka ebuqandeni obukhulu Ukuqanduka Ukuzivocavoca okunzima Izivivinyo zokubona amaprotheni emathini kubalulekile ekuxilongeni nasekuhlolweni kwezifo zezinkila noma ezinye izimo ezihlasela ukusebenza kwezinkila. Lezi zivivinyo futhi zisetshenziswa ekuqapheleni ukuqhubeka kwesifo nemiphumela yokwelashwa. Lezi zifo neemeko zihlanganisa: I-Chronic kidney disease I-Diabetic nephropathy (isifo sezinkila) I-Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) I-Glomerulonephritis (ukuvuvukala kumaseli ezinkila ahlanza imikhiqizo yokuwohloka egazini) I-High blood pressure (hypertension) I-IgA nephropathy (Berger disease) (ukuvuvukala kwezinkila okuvela ekubunjweni kwe-antibody immunoglobulin A) I-Lupus I-Membranous nephropathy I-Multiple myeloma I-Nephrotic syndrome (ukulimalala kwezihlanza ezincinyane zegazi ezinkilini) I-Preeclampsia Ezinye izimo nezici ezihlasela izinkila ezingabangela amaprotheni emathini zihlanganisa: I-Amyloidosis Imithi ethile, njenge-nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs I-Heart disease I-Heart failure I-Hodgkin lymphoma (Hodgkin disease) Ukutheleleka kwezinkila (okubizwa nangokuthi i-pyelonephritis) I-Malaria I-Orthostatic proteinuria (mazinga amaprotheni emathini enyuka uma umi) I-Rheumatoid arthritis Incazelo Nini ukubona udokotela
Uma ukuhlolwa kwesisu kuveza amaprotheni emathisini akho, umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase akucele ukuba wenze ukuhlolwa okwengeziwe. Ngenxa yokuthi amaprotheni emathisini angaba yikwesikhashana, kungase kudingeke uphinde uhlole isisu ekuseni noma ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kamuva. Ungase futhi kudingeke wenze ukuqoqwa kwesisu amahora angu-24 ukuze uhlolwe elabhoratri. Uma une-diabetes, udokotela wakho angase ahlole inani elincane lamaprotheni emathisini - okuthiwa yi-microalbuminuria (my-kroh-al-BYOO-mih-NU-ree-uh) - kanye noma kabili unyaka ngamunye. Ukukhula okusha noma ukwanda kwamaprotheni emathisini akho kungaba uphawu lokuqala lokulimala kwesibindi esivela e-diabetes. Izimbangela