Do you obtain spot urine protein or 24 hour urine protein quantification studies in pregnant patients who are found to have proteinuria on a standard urinalysis test?  

If a patient has a positive dipstick for protein, I would do a 24-hour collection, just to get the most accurate answer to the question of whether there is truly abnormal proteinuria or not, and taking into account the physiologic protein increase that happens during pregnancy. I generally check a b...