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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is OP. Her albumin is normal (4.5 g/dL), globulin also normal (1.7 g/dL) but a/g ratio is slightly high at 2.6. Doc said that was not abnormal. Total protein 6.2 g/fL and creatinine .51 mg/dL also slightly low but doc said no worries.

Will take all of this to cardiology and see about a hepatology. [/quote]

Person with autoimmune kidney disease. I have normal globulin and a/g ratio. Normal for latter is 2.5, so 2.6 really doesn't mean anything.

In nephrotic syndrome, which your DD may have, protein in urine occurs before you get low protein in the blood. Given the borderline blood protein, she could be in the early stages, the best time to catch this. She needs the urine test as soon as you can get it. Am among those recommending the ER so she can get into a specialist quickly.

I have no idea why you are thinking of a hepatologist. Perhaps you meant nephrologist? Even with my test results it took me two months to get into one and then only because he was my husband's nephrologist. If the ER had diagnosed me with a kidney problem instead of a heart problem, I would have seen the nephrologist within a week (the time it took for me to get into the cardiologist they did refer me to.)

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This is very helpful about the correct types of specialists and time it took to get in to see them. Thank you [/quote]

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