How to check renal failure

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Kidney is very important for people, but in daily life, many people will have symptoms of renal failure, so how to check renal failure? Now let's talk about the relevant knowledge.

How to check renal failure

First, urine examination, urine routine protein is generally > 2.0g/l, late renal function damage is obvious when the urine protein is reduced. The specific gravity of morning urine decreased to below 1.018, or fixed at about 1.010.

Second, serum immunological examination, including serum IgA, IgM, IgG, complement C3, complement C4, T lymphocyte subsets, B lymphocyte subsets, CD4 / CD8 ratio, etc.

Third, renal B ultrasound, renal cortex thickness < 1.5cm, judging CRF is better than the size of the kidney as the standard. If the kidney atrophy, support the end-stage diagnosis.

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In addition to the above, the examination of renal failure includes routine ECG, X-ray chest film, bone film and gastroscopy, as well as some special examinations such as X-ray radiography, radionuclide renal scanning, CT and MRI, which are helpful to determine the shape and size of the kidney and whether there are urinary tract obstruction, hydronephrosis, stones, cysts and tumors.