KidneyLife

A Commitment To Private Practice In Renal Medicine

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The usual tests are:

Tissue Typing and Blood group

  • Blood group
  • Stage one
  • Stage two
  • Final

Blood Tests

RUP/LFT, FBC, Coags, Lipid Profile (fasting), HbA1c, CKP, CRP, PSA (f-PSA), B-HCG, OGTT.

Serology

HIV, Hep B (Ab/Ag), Hep C, CMV (IgG), EBV (IgG), VZ (IgG), Syphillis, ACA, Lupus Anticoagulant.

Urine

MSU, 24 hr urine (Cr/Urea/Prot/Ca), Protein/Creat Ratio

Imaging

Renal U/S, CXR, Echo/ECG, Exercise Stress Test or Myoview Scan, DTPA GFR Scan, CT Renal Angiography

Personnel that you will need to see:

  • Psychiatrist
  • Renal Physician
  • Social Worker
  • Transplant  Surgeon and Physician