Revealing large amounts of protein

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A 5-year-old girl develops swelling of her ankles and feet. Her anxious mother brings her to the pediatrician. A urinalysis is performed revealing large amounts of protein. The girl is admitted in acutely ill condition to a local pediatric intensive care unit. Admission laboratory studies reveal: BUN 55 mg/dL, creatinine 3.2 mg/dL, serum sodium 133 mmol/L, potassium 4.6 mmol/L, chloride 101 mmol/L, bicarbonate 23 mmol/L and calcium 7.4 mg/dL. Her serum cholesterol is found to be 350 mg/dL. The urine contained hyaline, granular, and fatty casts. What would you expect the patient's urinary protein level to be? Group of answer choices High Normal Low.

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