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Blood Tests for Transplant

Antibodies can help protect you from illness, but they can also cause kidney transplant rejection. Learn about your options, cross-matching, and clini...

Tests and procedures,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Kidney transplantation,

Living donor evaluation

Heart & Kidney Health: 3 Blood Tests to Ask For

Did you know that a simple blood draw can expose a great deal about your kidney and heart health? In honor of American Heart Month learn how these two...

Tests and procedures,

Diseases and conditions,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Cardiovascular disease,

Disease prevention,

It’s Flu Season – Tips for Staying Healthy this Year

As the weather cools down and the leaves start to change colors, we not only head into the heart of fall, but also into flu season. So what can you do...

Diseases and conditions,

Tests and procedures,

Infectious diseases,

Flu vaccination

Protecting your Kidneys during Colon Cancer Screening

Colon cancer screening is very important. It detects cancer at early, more curable stages. But the National Kidney Foundation wants people to know abo...

Tests and procedures,

Diagnostic, screening, and imaging tests,

Going for an Angiogram? Ask About Your Kidneys

When doctors look at your blood vessels with an imaging test, they may need to inject a dye. Contrast dye is used for many procedures such as a CT sca...

Tests and procedures,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Diagnostic, screening, and imaging tests,

Disease prevention,

Diabetes and Kidney Disease

More than 34 million Americans have diabetes and require a lifetime of treatment. Diabetes is a complex and very personal disease. The challenges of d...

Tests and procedures,

Diseases and conditions,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD): Know the Risks

Do you know your risk factors for chronic kidney disease (CKD)? Risk factors are things that make it more likely you will have kidney disease. Some of...

Tests and procedures,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Disease prevention,

Diagnostic, screening, and imaging tests,

Why Are Patients Asked for Urine Samples?

Urinalysis helps detect early signs of kidney disease, diabetes, and more. Learn how this simple urine test works and why it’s important.

Tests and procedures,

Urine protein-creatinine ratio (uPCR),

Urine albumin-creatinine ratio (uACR)

Three Simple Tests You Should Ask Your Doctor To Do

More than 37 million Americansone in seven adultshave kidney disease. Millions more are at increased risk for getting it, and most dont know it. Ki...

Tests and procedures,

Diagnostic, screening, and imaging tests,

Infectious Disease and Your Kidneys

What would you do if you had a fever with irritation or pain when you urinate? Would you wait a few days and then make an appointment to see a doctor?...

Tests and procedures,

Diseases and conditions,

Diet and nutrition,

Infectious diseases,

Bladder and urinary tract diseases and conditions,