my husband had a test on his kidneys and the test came back that he was over spilling 5000 ( not sure of the ) mg ml ??? they are running more blood work did a ulta sound and said his kidneys are very big? my question is what is 5000?? and we were told 300 is about normal his bp was very high 180 108 HR was 118 could you answer any of these questions?
Hi, Thanks for writing in. I think your husband has got ultrasound and specific urine tests done for assessment of kidney function. In my opinion, 300 can be 300 mg to the upper limit of proteins normally excreted by an individual and 5000 refers to 5 grams of proteins found in his test results. Please remember that this is only an estimation, and it is best to refer to the actual report and make conclusions. A blood pressure of 180/ 108 is high, and it is important to rule out a condition called renal artery stenosis in people having high blood pressure. In this condition, there is narrowing of blood vessels entering the kidneys and this causes release of chemicals that shoot up the blood pressure. This can be confirmed by doing a renal artery Doppler test which will show any abnormal blood flow in his kidneys. Please consult your doctors and get a renal artery Doppler scan done after recommendation.