Kidney Health
Kidney Health
Kidney Disease
Overview
Your kidneys filter excess water and wastes out of your blood system. An unhealthy kidney means they can’t filter blood the way they should, leading to various health complications. Diabetes and high blood pressure put you at greater risk for kidney disease.
Screening for Kidney Disease
Blood tests help doctors evaluate multiple aspects of your health from how your organs are working. It allows them to assess your risk factors for kidney diseases and various other conditions. Blood urea nitrogen and creatinine are both waste products which are filtered out by the kidney. A typical blood test screens for any abnormality in the values of these two.If a result is outside of the reference range it may indicate the need for further evaluation. Our dry chemistry test is highly sensitive and is being used successfully across the world.