Q:
Hi, my left kidney is shrunken and my right is enlarged. Blood test show my kidneys working 70%, but I am a bit worried because the doctor said it is nothing to worry about. What is your suggestion in my cases?
A:
Hi, I have to say you need to be alert about your illness condition, as renal atrophy always indicates serious kidney damages. Your current kidney function is 70% which is not so bad and in such a case, if you can found out the root causes of your kidney damages and then remove them fundamentally, it is very likely to stop your kidney disease progressing to kidney failure.
Blood test and urine test are the two commonly used tests for kidney problem and they can have us to found out whether there are abnormal or excessive substances in our blood and urine. In many cases, doctors only exam if there are high levels of
creatinine and urea nitrogen in the blood, however, it is actually far from enough if want to have a accurate diagnosis about kidney disease. Creatinine level and urea nitrogen level increase when at least a half of kidney function is impaired, so they are not sensitive indexes.
Here I recommend you two articles regarding blood test and urine test and they are
9 Substances in Blood Indicates Kidney Damages
10 Substances in Your Urine Imply Kidney Problem
Through these two articles, you can know what substances you need to test through blood test and urine test. Besides, through testing these substances, you can know clearly which part of your kidney is damaged and how kidney damages are caused. As long as the root causes of your kidney damages are found and removed, your kidney problem stop progressing and consequently, you can avoid kidney failure effectively.
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