🫘 Kidney Function Tests

Tests that evaluate how well the kidneys are filtering the blood.

Creatinine & eGFR(Creatinine / eGFR)

Creatinine is a waste product filtered by the kidneys; eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate) converts it into a percentage of normal kidney function. Together they are the primary tools for detecting and staging chronic kidney disease.

Venous blood (serum separator tube)

Urinalysis (Urine Dipstick & Microscopy)(Urinalysis)

Urinalysis is one of medicine's oldest tests and remains one of the most informative — a simple dipstick and microscopy can simultaneously screen for kidney disease, urinary infection, diabetes, and liver disease.

Midstream clean-catch urine (first morning specimen preferred)

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