Tag: kidney disease monitoring

Chronic kidney disease testing uses two complementary measurements: an eGFR test, usually calculated first from serum creatinine, and a urine albumin test, most often reported as the urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR). The eGFR test estimates […]

How blood and urine tests assess kidney filtration, kidney damage, electrolyte balance, and chronic kidney disease risk Kidney function tests work best as a set, not as a single number. Blood creatinine is used to […]