LABORATORY TESTS/CLINICAL PROCEDURES

Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)

Measurement of urea levels in blood, not getting rid of uric waste

Creatinine Clearence Test

Measurement of rate at which creatinine is cleared from the blood by the kidney, assess functioning of kidney

Serum creatinine levels

Used to measure glomerular filtration rate

2 methods of testing kidney function

Blood sample taken, 24 hour urine sample collected

KUB

Type of Xray used to view kidneys, ureters, and bladder, check for blockage

Renal Angiography

Injection of fluid to analyze pathway through the kidney

Voiding Cystourethrogram

Bladder is filled with contrast, x-rays taken while urinating, used to test for blockage in urine flow

Ultrasonography

Imaging of urinary tract strictures using high-frequency sound waves

Radioisotope scan

Image of kidney after injecting a radioisotope into the bloodstream, used to check for blockage

Cystoscopy

Thin camera inserted into urethra to view bladder

Hemodialysis

Medical treatment that filters waste and excess fluids from the blood when the kidneys can no longer perform this function effectively

Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD)

Dialysis fluid is placed into the abdominal cavity, wastes and excess water move from the blood into the fluid, fluid drained and replaced several times a day

Lithotripsy

Ultrasound to break up kidney stones

Renal Angioplasty

Widening with stents

Renal Transplantation

Kidney transplant

Urinary Catheterization

Insertion of thin, flexible tube into the bladder through the urethra to drain urine