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Here you can get all the information related 
to kidneys easily.

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Today we will talk about Kidney Function 
Test. Kidneys help in the

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body healthy. The key role of a kidney is 
to

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filter the waste from blood.

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It also maintains a healthy and balanced 
level of water and minerals in the body.

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There can be numerous reasons for the dysfunctioning 
of kidneys.

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Here, Kidney Function Test can help in estimating 
and in the adequate type of treatment.

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Various types of tests such as blood and 
urine tests are helpful in deteriming the

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kidney's functioning and provide information 
to doctors. KFT is also known as Renal function 
test

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or urea electrolyte test. Kidney function

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test is conducted to determine if the functioning 
of kidneys are within normal range or not

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With the help of Kidney Function Test the 
levels of creatinine, uric acid, urea and

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various minerals can be determined. Now let 
us tell you about Kidney Failure test

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and when the need of such a test occurs? 
If you are sensing a few symptoms related 
to kidney diseases

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then you should get this test done. With 
these symptoms

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you can estimate the problems of kidney. 
These symptoms can be High blood pressure, 
blood in urine

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frequent urination, irritational urination 
and swelling because of fluid buildup

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Only one symptom is not enough to indicate 
the critical condition of

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kidney. But if you are having more than one 
symptom then

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it can indicate the symptom of kidneys disabilities 
in performing their functions.

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Kidney failure test help in detecting such 
symptoms in the body.

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Your blood and urine samples are sent to 
laboratory that later help in determination 
of

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kidney if they are healthy or not. Blood 
test can

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reveal about the amounts of various minerals 
and wastes present in the blood. Tests like

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Serum creatinine, creatinine is a waste product 
that is produced by the

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muscsle breakdown or overconsumption of protein. 
The creatinine levels can vary from one another

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each laboratory has its different specifications 
about the normal range of creatinine

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(from 0.36 mg/dl to 1.2 mg/dl)If your creatinine 
levels are

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higher than these ranges then it simply means 
your kidneys are not functioning well.

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As the progression of kidney disease occur 
in the body, the levels of creatinine

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increases. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN), Urea 
nitrogen is also a

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breakdown product of protein-type. Norrmal 
Blood Urea Nitrogen level is

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between 7 and 20 mg/dl. But when the kidneys 
are not performing their functions properly

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then the levels of blood urea nitrogen increases. 
Estimated Glomeruli Filteration Rate (eGFR) 
provides a pathway to determine

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kidneys' functioning but the high levels 
of creatinine in blood is a sign of kidney

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failure. eGFR provides more accurate results

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the normal range of eGFR is between 90 to 
120 mg/l

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Serum electrolyte test help in determining 
the levels of sodium chloride, potassium 
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bicarbonate. Sometimes these are also known 
as electrolytes.

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and because of kidney dysfunction the normal 
levels of these electrolytes may vary.

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Creatinine clearance test helps in determining 
the levels of creatinine in blood and urine.

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with the help of this test, it can be understood 
that how well

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the kidneys are filtering the blood and how 
ell they are functioning. Other tests

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may be asked by the doctors; such as

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Urine test, blood test and complete

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blood count test. So these were the important 
information related to kidney function test

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