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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The KFRE test is currently available for anybody with chronic kidney disease stage 3 or worse. However, in this study researchers found that the KFRE test is only probably performed in a tiny ...

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 ...

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.