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What are the tests performed for the localisation of kidney dysfunction?

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Question added by طاهر الهمداني , معيد جامعي , جامعة اب
Date Posted: 2015/05/06
MOHAMMED MUNASSAR
by MOHAMMED MUNASSAR , Medical Specialist , HERA GENERAL HOSPITAL

This is a general question ,so the answer will broadly variable,first to take history and primary lab tests.then this will guide for further investigations including non invasive and invasive tests

Deepa Varghese
by Deepa Varghese , Lab Technician , Health Science Center, Kuwait University

The blood test for Urea, Creatinine, Uric acid, Total protein, albumin, and Minerals like Sodium, Pottassium and chloride ions will give information about the kidney dysfunction. Ultrasound test shows, any inflammations to kidney. Early detection of any kidney damage after diabetes, can be monitored by urine microalbumin.

Zoran Paunic
by Zoran Paunic , Nephrologist , Special Hospital for Haemodialysis "Fresenius Medical Care" Belgrade

Creatinine clearance, proteinuria, urine sediment examination, ultrasound of the kidney and urotract, kidney biopsy

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by Deleted user

RENAL FUNCTION TEST,    URINE ANALYSIS PLUS MICROSCOPY,  ACR RATIO

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MOHAMMAD TAMSER IQBAL
by MOHAMMAD TAMSER IQBAL , Medical Lab Technician , Virtus Group General Trading & Contracting Co. WII at Jahra Hospital

BUN, GFR, URINE FOR MICROPROTEIN 

Dileep  kumar
by Dileep kumar , Specialist , s International

ROUTINE UrINE  , URINE MICROSCOPY WITH PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY SPOT PROTEIN CR RATIO

rOUTINE URINE IF PROBLEM WITH SPECIFIC GRAVITY THEN TUBULAR DISCORDER , IF DYMORPHI rbcS WITH HEMATURIA AND SIGNIFICANT PROTEINURIA TJHEN GLOMERULAR DISEASE IS SUSPECTED 

us KUB  IF OBSTRUCTION LEADING TO KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION 

 uREA CREATININE DOES NOT HELP IN LOCALISATION OF KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION BUT OFCOURSE PRIMARY TEST TO DETERMINE THERE IS KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION IS PRESENT , tHEN RADIONUCLEAR SCAN CAN BE DONE TO DETERMINE SPLIT KIDNEY FUUNCTION

Ocaka Richard
by Ocaka Richard , loboratory technician , Norvik Hospital

renal functional test (RFTs) which include urea, creatinine and electrolytes like soduim, potassium and chloride

Hakeem Gbadamosi
by Hakeem Gbadamosi , consultant physician/ nephrologist , federal medical centre katsina

From as simple as Urine microscopy with field/constrast microscope that can tell the sources of urinary sediments like ancanthocytes or glomerular cast from glomerular injury to esonophiluria in interstitialdisease. High resolution ultrasound and non ionic constrast CT SCAN and MRI till localise masses, define obstruction.Dynamic tests like IvU 

WALID BELKHIR
by WALID BELKHIR , NEPHROLOGY CONSULTANT , Ministry Of Health – Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia

Tests are used to diagnose the type of kidney failure: Abdominal ultrasound and Kidney biopsy

Jean Mendoza
by Jean Mendoza , Clinical Coordinator , DAVITA

BUN, serum creatinine, GFR, serum Potassium, hemoglobin, renal ultrasound and renal biopsy

Tarek Ahmed
by Tarek Ahmed , NEPHROLOGIST , SABYA GENERAL HOSPITAL

RFT. Like serum Cr And BUN

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