Kidney labs explained simply
Alamin ang Labs
Simple Taglish explainers para mas maintindihan kung ano ang sinusukat ng common kidney labs, anong trends ang mahalaga, at anong magandang itanong sa nephrologist o dialysis team.
Start with your result
Ano ang ibig sabihin nito?
Kidney function marker
Ano ang Creatinine?
Creatinine is a waste product measured in blood. It helps estimate kidney filtration, but one creatinine result should not be interpreted by itself.
Open guide →Estimated kidney filtration
Ano ang eGFR?
In-depth guide sa eGFR: ano ang ibig sabihin ng 60-89, kailan ito CKD, paano naiiba ang AKI sa CKD, bakit mahalaga ang UACR, at bakit trend ang mas mahalaga kaysa isang result.
Open guide →Heart and muscle safety
Potassium: bakit mahalaga?
Potassium helps nerves, muscles and the heart work properly. In advanced CKD and dialysis, potassium can become too high or too low and may require urgent attention.
Open guide →CKD mineral and bone health
Phosphorus / Phosphate
Phosphorus is important for bones, energy and cells. In advanced CKD and dialysis, extra phosphorus can build up and contribute to CKD-mineral and bone disorder.
Open guide →Bones, nerves and muscles
Calcium sa kidney disease
Calcium is needed for bones, nerves, muscles and the heart. In advanced CKD, calcium balance is closely connected with phosphorus, vitamin D and PTH.
Open guide →Parathyroid hormone
Ano ang PTH?
PTH helps regulate calcium and phosphorus. In CKD, PTH can rise as mineral and vitamin D balance changes, so it is usually interpreted with other CKD-MBD results.
Open guide →Oxygen-carrying red blood cells
Hemoglobin at anemia
Low hemoglobin is common in CKD and dialysis, but it is not always an EPO problem. Iron availability, blood loss, inflammation, vitamin B12 or folate, nutrition, dialysis adequacy and other causes may need review.
Open guide →Blood urea nitrogen
Ano ang BUN?
BUN measures urea nitrogen, a waste product produced when the body breaks down protein. It is useful context but is not a stand-alone measure of kidney function.
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