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After you are diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, blood and urine tests can help you and your doctor monitor the disease.

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Tests to check kidney function When kidney function is decreased, substances such as urea, creatinine, and certain electrolytes begin to build up in the blood . The following tests measure levels of these substances to show how well your kidneys are working. A blood creatinine test helps to estimate the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) by measuring the level of creatinine in your blood. The doctor can use the GFR to regularly check how well the kidneys are working and to stage your kidney disease. A blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test measures how much nitrogen from the waste product urea is in your blood. BUN level rises when the kidneys aren't working well enough to remove urea from the blood. A fasting blood glucose test is done to measure your blood sugar . High blood sugar levels damage blood vessels in the kidneys.

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Urinalysis (UA) and a urine test for microalbumin, or other urine tests, can measure protein in your urine. Normally there is little or no protein in urine.

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If the kidneys don't produce enough of the hormone erythropoietin needed to make red blood cells, anemia can develop. The following tests help monitor anemia: A complete blood count (CBC) measures the hematocrit and the hemoglobin level.

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A reticulocyte count shows how many red blood cells are being produced by the bone marrow. Iron studies show your level of iron, which is needed for erythropoietin to work the way it should. A serum ferritin test measures the protein that binds to iron in your body.

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