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This might be an awkward question, but have you had your pee tested lately? A urinalysis or urine test gives healthcare professionals a clearer picture of your kidney function and overall health. Here's how.

It's not particularly fun to pee into a cup at the doctor's office, but what healthcare providers can find in just two tablespoons of urine makes it all worth it–signs of serious...

Have you ever wondered why health professionals ask for a urine sample? The kidneys remove waste material, fluids, and other substances from the blood. The urine can contain many different clues to how your body is doing. Your urine tells a lot about your health. Testing the urine is known as “urinalysis” (analysis of the urine). The most common use of urinalysis is to detect substances or cells in the urine that point to...

Did you know that diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure? Diabetes is a leading risk factor for kidney disease and is characterized by high levels of blood sugar. It occurs when your body does not make enough insulin, a hormone that regulates the amount of sugar in your blood, or cannot use normal amounts of insulin properly. High blood sugar levels have a damaging ripple effect in many parts of your body, causing harm to the kidneys...

Hematuria means that red blood cells are in the urine. Urine does not normally contain red blood cells because the filters in the kidney prevent blood from entering the urine. In hematuria, the filters or other parts of the urinary tract allow blood to leak into the urine. Microscopic hematuria means that the blood is detected only with a microscope, while gross hematuria means the urine appears red or the color of tea or...

Here are five foods to help you celebrate the changing season. Just make sure you speak with a kidney dietitian before changing or adding anything new to your diet.

Jump to: Avocados Strawberries Broccoli  Apples Low-phosphorus cheese

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Goodpasture's Syndrome is an uncommon autoimmune disease that affects both the kidneys and the lungs. An autoimmune disease means that the immune system, which usually protects the body from infection, attacks healthy parts of the body by mistake.

The body's immune system produces antibodies, which are proteins that help fight infections. However, in Goodpasture's Syndrome the body makes antibodies that attack...

Our food culture has been so caught up in the “gluten-free” frenzy, that the term has almost entirely lost its original meaning. So what does going gluten-free mean and how can it impact you if you have kidney disease or kidney failure?

Traditionally, a gluten-free diet is a treatment for people who have been diagnosed with celiac disease.  Celiac disease is an inherited disease and is diagnosed by testing for certain genes that...

​​​Infections in the throat or on the skin can sometimes cause short term kidney disease in children. This happens when the immune system, which fights off infection, also attacks the kidneys during that fight. This can damage the kidneys and make them less able to filter blood until healing is complete.

The kidneys have about one million tiny units that filter our...

Station Volunteers 10-12 volunteers needed to assist with blood pressure, BMI and UA check

Consult Volunteers 4 provider (RN, MD, PA) volunteers needed to assist with reviewing test results Professional volunteers needed to assist with the Clinician Consult station. In this role the provider will review test results (BP, BMI, ACR UA), provide recommendations to improve kidney health, and direct participant to their doctor or clinic for...