Albuminuria or proteinuria in glomerular disease and CKD – which one to use?

The presence of protein and albumin in the urine is a hallmark of kidney disease, with albuminuria in particular being a marker of glomerular injury. The place of albuminuria measurement in the management of glomerular diseases is receiving increasing attention. The use of albuminuria in glomerular disease management deserves further evaluation in light of evidence from meta-analyses of recent trials, albeit the majority of included trials were in non-glomerular diseases, and the increasing acceptance that glomerular diseases are an important cause of CKD