Kidney Disease - Tests
There are three simple tests that your doctor or nurse can do to check if you might have chronic kidney disease:
- Blood pressure
- Urine albumin (a test to see how much protein is in the urine)
- Serum creatinine (a blood test to see how much creatinine, a waste product, is in the blood)
Other tests can include:
Blood tests - assess levels of a range of waste products, salts, minerals and glucose in the blood.
Urine tests - look for substances in the urine such as blood, protein, glucose, red and white blood cells.
Imaging - taking pictures of the kidneys to discover more about the disease process, through ultrasounds, CT scans, xrays and other imaging techniques.
Kidney Biopsy - removing a small portion of the kidney tissue for examination with a needle to examine under a microscope.