There are several tests that can be used to diagnose and monitor kidney disease. One of these is a urine protein-creatinine ratio (UPCR) test, which is done by collecting and analyzing a urine sample.

Certain urine biomarkers may noninvasively assess kidney health in patients with diabetic kidney disease and help identify ...

Normal Lab Values: Men: .7-1.3, Women: .6-1.1 mg/dl. The ratio of BUN to creatinine should be between 10:1 and 20:1. This test is a blood test that looks at how much creatinine is in the bloodstream.

Smartphone urinalysis and wound-care company Healthy.io received FDA 510 (k) clearance for home use of its Minuteful kidney-damage test. The test is used to determine the increased presence of a ...

Healthy.io’s Minuteful Kidney package includes urine test strips mailed to the user’s home, with the colored results read using a smartphone camera.

Scientists from Skoltech and Sechenov University have developed an approach for diagnosing chronic kidney disease in its early stages. It relies on a urine sample, analyzing protein content to find ...

Despite their higher risk of chronic kidney disease, people with hypertension or diabetes usually are not given a simple test for protein in the urine to screen for this potentially deadly ...

Most had their kidney completely removed. All patients continued to have CT scans as standard monitoring after surgery, alongside a urine test every 3 months.

A simple urine test could accurately detect recurring kidney cancer in patients recovering from surgery for the disease, potentially sparing them from frequent follow-up scans, researchers suggest ...

Analysis of three biomarkers in the urine of kidney transplant recipients can diagnose -- and even predict -- transplant rejection, according to results from a clinical trial sponsored by NIAID ...

Most had their kidney completely removed. All patients continued to have CT scans as standard monitoring after surgery, alongside a urine test every 3 months.