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Breast Cancer Detection Renal Panel Choose Topic + Also Known As: Kidney Panel, Kidney Function Panel Formal Name: Renal Function Panel
This article was last reviewed on February 25, 2015. This article was last modified on December 22, 2017.
At a Glance Why Get Tested?
When To Get Tested?
To help diagnose and manage conditions affecting kidney function; may be
When you have signs and symptoms that suggest that you may have a
used as part of general health screening or to screen someone who is at risk
condition affecting the function of your kidneys; when you are being treated for
of developing kidney disease (/understanding/conditions/kidney), or to follow
kidney disease; when you have certain risk factors for kidney disease, such
someone with known kidney disease
as high blood pressure (/understanding/conditions/hypertension) or diabetes (/understanding/conditions/diabetes)
Sample Required?
Test Preparation Needed?
A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm
You may be instructed to fast for 8-12 hours (no food, only water) prior to the test.
Looking for Test Results?
Looking for Reference Ranges?
What is being tested? A renal panel is a group of tests that may be performed together to evaluate kidney (renal) function. The tests measure levels of various substances, including several minerals, electrolytes, proteins, and glucose (sugar), in the blood to determine the current status of the kidneys. The kidneys are a pair of bean-shaped organs that are located at the bottom of the ribcage in the right and left sides of the back. They normally...
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On This Site Tests: Albumin (https://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/albumin/), BUN (https://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/bun/), Bicarbonate (https://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/co2/), Calcium (https://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/calcium/), Chloride (https://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/chloride/), Creatinine (https://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/creatinine/), Creatinine Clearance (https://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/creatinine-clearance/), Cystatin C (https://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/cystatin-c/), eGFR (https://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/gfr/), Glucose (https://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/glucose/), Phosphorus (https://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/phosphorus/), Potassium (https://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/potassium/), Sodium (https://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/sodium/), Urine Albumin and Albumin/Creatinine Ratio (https://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/microalbumin/), Beta-2 Microglobulin (https://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/beta-microglob-kd/), Basic Metabolic Panel (https://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/bmp/), Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (https://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/cmp/), Complete Blood Count (https://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/cbc/), Urinalysis (https://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/urinalysis/), Urine Protein (https://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/urine-protein/) Conditions: Kidney Disease (/understanding/conditions/kidney), Diabetes (/understanding/conditions/diabetes), Hypertension (/understanding/conditions/hypertension), Proteinuria (/understanding/conditions/proteinuria), Hematuria (/understanding/conditions/hematuria)
Elsewhere On The Web National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/) National Kidney Disease Education Program: Learn About Kidney Disease (http://nkdep.nih.gov/learn.shtml) American Association of Kidney Patients: Chronic Kidney Disease (https://www.aakp.org/education/resourcelibrary/ckd-resources.html) National Kidney Foundation (http://www.kidney.org/) American Kidney Fund: Free Screening Locations (http://www.kidneyfund.org/are-you-at-risk/get-tested/)
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