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gigimac
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which lab test would I need to get to check for kidney function and health? Is a comprehensive profile enough? I am having kidney pain and can't really afford a doctor. It would be easier and cheaper to get a test through directlabs online.

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gigimac
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Anybody? Is a Comprehensive metabolic panel (cmp-14) sufficient to test kidney function?

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TF
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Well, you might start with blood tests, but you may ultimately need other types of tests.

I take it you are sure it is your kidneys?

Here are a few websites:

http://www.kidney.org/kidneydisease/aboutckd.cfm

http://www.medicinenet.com/creatinine_blood_test/article.htm

All I know about kidneys is that they check your creatinine level and calculate your glomular filtration rate.

I don't know that you can look into this on your own. My husband's numbers were outside the normal ranges so much that he had to go to a nephrologist and have a special 24 hour urine collection test done. That test showed that he was perfectly normal.

So, I don't think this is anything to mess with if it is actually pain in kidneys.

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skigal
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Yes, order the CMP 14. I believe there are 5 kidney related tests on the CMP: BUN, Creatinine, eGFR, Albumin & Globulin..oh, and the Ratio tests too. I order from directlabs as well.

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