Diagnostic Tests for Renal Failure

The tests for Renal Failure in Kidney Disease Hospital mainly consist of two parts: the standard tests and our special tests. The routine tests or called standard tests, which can be done almost in any general hospitals. However, our featured tests or called special tests do make us different from other hospitals.

Our special tests can help us pinpoint the exact deposited location of immune complex and also the severity degree. By doing these tests, where are the damages and how serious the damages are can be told. By doing the tests, the clinical prescription and treatment can be instructed, which lays a solid foundation for a possible best outcomes.

Routine tests of Renal Failure

Blood tests

Serum creatinine: increased serum creatinine is usually an early signal of impaired kidney function and reports some kind of kidney disease.

BUN (blood urea nitrogen): often works as the index of GFR and the standard to tell if the dialysis is adequate or not.

Blood electrolyte tests: calcium, potassium, phosphorus etc. should be measured to see if electrolyte imbalances exist in your body, and of course, take necessary treatments according to the lab result.
CBC (Complete blood count): CBC denotes one’s situation of blood red cells, white blood cells and platelets.

Routine urine tests

Urinalysis: through examine the sediment in your urine; the renal damage severity can be estimated accordingly.

24-hour urine collection: helps monitor fluid balance

Imaging tests include abdominal ultrasound, CT scan, X-ray, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
Renal biopsy: analyzing a small section of kidney tissue could reveal the severity of kidney damages.

Our Special Tests—Eight Tests for Renal Injury

Total protein in urine: there are many protein ingredients in total protein in urine, concentration and component vary from time to time under normal or pathologic condition.

MAU (Micro-albumin in urine): MAU refers to micro-albumin in your urine, which is more sensitive than total protein, and can be used to monitor the very early damages of kidneys
Urine IgG (immunoglobulin G): if IgG deposit is closely associated with the damage of basilar membrane

Urine α1 microglobulin: early signal of renal tubulus damages

Osmotic pressure: it mainly reflects the function of concentration and dilution in renal tubulus
Urine total creatinine

GGT (gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase)

NAG (Amino-glucosidase): NAG is sensitive to the activity damages of renal tubulus