Any pre-conditions for doing the tests for albumin and creatinine in kidney function tests ?
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Albumin: \nCertain drugs increase albumin in your blood, including anabolic steroids, androgens, growth hormones, and insulin. \nIf you are receiving large amounts of intravenous fluids, the results of this test may be inaccurate\nCreatinine:\nDrugs such as aminoglycosides (gentamicin) can cause kidney damage and so creatinine is monitored. Other drugs, such as cephalosprins (cefoxitin), may increase creatinine concentration without reflecting kidney damage. \n\nSo empty stomach doesnt matter.
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Treatment for acute kidney failure varies. Treatment is directed to the underlying, primary medical condition that has triggered kidney failure. Prerenal conditions may be treated with replacement fluids given through a vein, diuretics, blood transfusion, or medications. Postrenal conditions and intrarenal conditions may require surgery and/or medication.\n\n\nFrequently, patients in acute kidney failure require hemodialysis, hemofiltration, or peritoneal dialysis to filter fluids and wastes from the bloodstream until the primary medical condition can be controlled\nKidney failure is diagnosed by a doctor. A nephrologist, a doctor that specializes in the kidney, may be consulted to confirm the diagnosis and recommend treatment options. The patient that is suspected of having acute kidney failure will have blood and urine tests to determine the level of kidney function. A blood test will assess the levels of creatinine, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), uric acid, phosphate, sodium, and potassium. The kidney regulates these agents in the blood. Urine samples will also be collected, usually over a 24-hour period, to assess protein loss and/or creatinine clearance
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to see if an obstruction is the cause of the renal failure
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To properly "fast", a patient should not have any food or drink, other than water, for 12 hours before the test is collected. For example, if the patient has his/her blood tests collected at 8:00 a.m., then the patient should not eat any food or drink after 8:00 p.m. the night before.\n\nThis does NOT mean the patient should not drink water. Water is acceptable! But please, no food, gum, coffee, etc., prior to the blood test. These foods can add things like sugar or caffeine to your system which can interfere with the testing of your blood.
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Glomerular filtration rate is the rate at which the glomerulus (a microscopic part of your kidney) is able to filter your blood.  It is generally calculated using the Cockroft-Gault formula based on your creatinine level (a product of muscle breakdown that is part of routine blood work) and your age and weight.
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Protein in urine\nWhen protein is found during a urine test, further investigation is required to ascertain your true health status. Using a urine test is a quick and inexpensive way to check for protein in your urine, and is one of our test kit products that can be done in the privacy of your home.\n\nNormal protein range in urine\n0 - 150 mg/dl \n\nMeasuring range \n0 - > 2000 mg/dl \n\nProtein levels in urine \nabnormal value - greater than 150 mg/dl. \n\nAbnormal protein values may indicative of \nProteinuria may be benign or pathological \n\nBenign proteinuria \n\npostural \n\nexcessive exercise \n\nhigh or low temperature \n\nduring pregnancy \n\nPathological proteinuria \n\nExternal \n\ncolic \n\nliver cirrhosis \n\nplasmacytoma \n\ncardiac insufficiency \n\nRenal \n\npyelonephritis \n\nglomerulonephritis \n\nFurther action required if protein is found in urine\ncheck your urine for \n\nspecific gravity \n\nleucocytes/white blood cells \n\nnitrites \n\npH \n\nblood/hemoglobin (haemoglobin) \n\nOur protein urine test strip\nThe test incorporates a pH indicator which changes color in the presence of protein. \n\nAny green color that develops is due to the presence of protein. \n\nThe test is highly sensitive to albumin, and less sensitive to hemoglobin (haemoglobin), globulin and mucoprotein. \n\nNormal urine of high specific gravity may cause higher than normal readings, as will highly buffered urine, alkaline urine (equal or larger than 9) and urine containing residues of chlorhexidine or quaternary ammonia compounds. \n\nSensitivity: 10 mg/dl albumin \n\nActive reagent: tetrabromophenol blue (1% w/w).
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Please call the lab where you'll have the test done and ask this important question.  Good luck.
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After kidney failure, various waste products can build up in the blood, and each kind can have different effects on your health. \n\nSalt can increase blood pressure, so you may be encouraged to reduce salt intake. (Salt also has the effect of increasing thirst, so it makes it more difficult for patients to restrict their fluid intake).  \n\nPotassium is a mineral which is found in the cells of body tissue, and any excess would normally be removed by the kidneys. Too high a level of potassium is bad for the heart - in extreme case it may even cause it to stop. \n\nPhosphate is a substance that is widely found in foods. It works very closely with the mineral calcium, and the healthy body keeps these two substances in balance. High phosphate levels may be associated with itch and over the longterm can damage blood vessels. \n\nProtein is an essential nutrient that enables the body to build muscles. Low levels of protein can lead to fluid retention and to a reduction of the body’s ability to fight off infections. \n\nSome patients may need vitamin B and C supplements. \nIron levels may drop and cause anaemia, this can be replaced with iron tablets.
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Creatinine levels reflect the function of the kidneys. The kidneys filter it out of the blood and excrete it in urine.\n\nWhen you are getting a CT scan with intravenous contrast, the creatinine level becomes important. The IV contrast used may cause problems with the kidneys (ie. it may temporarily damage the kidneys). When your kidneys don't work, then your body cannot eliminate much of the waste metabolic products that it produces. \n\nThe creatinine level is checked first to see if you have evidence of kidney problems already, more specifically if the kidney is functioning well or not. An elevated creatinine level would reflect insufficient functioning of the kidney. \n\nIn this case, the risk of using IV contrast increases and the physician may cancel the test or perform the CT without the IV contrast.
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A blood test and if needed, a urine test as well
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Answer depends on: 1.What is the reason for the urine testing? 2.What medication you are taking? 3.What was the appointment for?
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unfortunately no, just stay in touch with you doctors, ensure that you don't take medicines that are toxic to kidneys since kidneys excrete creatinine, good luck
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It is filtered and the impurites are removed. It is 'tested' by the kidneys for perfect balance and then fluid and the other extra things are removed. For example if you took a medication or ate alot of beets, your urine changes color because the kidney removed the beet coloring and the medication that wasn't used by your body before it got there. The kidneys also help to control your blood preasure.
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Urine volume is normally measured as a part of the creatinine clearance test, or any test that measures the amount of a substance eliminated in a day (for example, protein, aldosterone, sodium, potassium, urea nitrogen).\n\nThe creatinine clearance is an estimate of the glomerular filtration rate, that is, the volume of filtrate made by the kidneys per minute. The urine and serum creatinine levels are measured along with the urine volume in 24 hours. The clearance rate is then calculated.\n\nThe calculation uses a correction factor for body size. The creatinine clearance appears to decrease with age (each decade corresponds to a decrease of about 6.5 ml/min./1.73 m2).\n\nCreatinine is used for this purpose, since it is normally present in the body and very little creatinine is reabsorbed after it is filtered. The amount of filtrate made in the kidney depends on the amount of blood that passes through the glomeruli and the ability of the glomeruli to act as filters.\n\nBecause a small amount of creatinine is secreted by the kidney tubules, creatinine clearance is not exactly equivalent to the GFR. In fact, creatinine clearance usually overestimates the GFR. This is particularly true in patients with advanced renal failure, where the percentage of secreted creatinine in the urine means a greater percentage of the overall urine creatinine.
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This question is really too general to answer completely.  \nBecause there are many types of kidney diseases, there are many kinds of symptoms that people can experience.  You should go to www.kidney.org (the national kidney foundation website) and take a look at the patient information.\n\nTo address a previous comment, urine output is often confused with kidney function.  The amount of urine made does not tell you about your level of kidney function or whether your kidneys are sick.  Please remember that depending on the cause of kidney disease/failure (chronic or acute), a person could experience low, normal or high amounts of urine output.  The way kidney function is tested is by using laboratory values--the most common value used is called the serum (blood) creatinine level.\n\nThe laundry lists of signs and symptoms that are usually given for kidney failure are LATE symptoms of kidney failure. These generally occur when a person is at a point where their kidneys have failed completely and they require dialysis treatments. Most people with early/moderate kidney failure have NO symptoms at all.  \n\nSo, the most common symptoms of kidney disease are no symptoms at all.  Kidney disease is usually a SILENT disease that is more often then not picked up by checking routine laboratory tests. It is not ususally picked up by symptoms.   Catching kidney disease early is the best way to prevent further kidney damage.   \n\nThe best advice is to check with your doctor and make sure they have checked your level of kidney function. It is important to note that certain diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease are major causes of kidney disease.  If you have these and other predisposing diseases, you need to make sure your doctor checks for kidney problems on a regular basis.  If there is a kidney problem, you may need to be referred to a specialist (nephrologist).
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The question is not what diet but what medications should he be on and how should the kidney function be measured.  Kidney function declines about 1% per year in healthy people.  Microscopic amounts of albumin in the urine precede elevations in creatinine.  Meds called ACE inhibitors and ARBs improve kidney function and slow further decline.  Both diabetes and hypertension predispose to kidney failure and the combination increases this risk.
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No. Through blood, urine, and hair folicle tests..