Kidney function test low on blood test

Kidney dialysis or kidney transplant needed to prevent loss of life. A doctor or clinic can explain this.

https://www.davita.com/education/kidney-vocabulary/stage-5-ckd

hi Fay.
U&E. Urea, electrolytes (sodium and potassium) and creatinine (collectively referred to as "U&Es") are tested to assess how well the kidneys are functioning; abnormally high or low levels of these in the blood suggest that the kidneys are not filtering the blood as effectively as they should be.
read up some more at this link.
http://www.drholdright.co.uk/dynamicpage.php?pg=investigations&pageid=NTE=

Blood tests sometimes called blood panels, are one of a physician's most basic tools. Not that long ago, doctors diagnosed patients through observation and the patients' answers to questions.
Blood tests allow a doctor to see a detailed analysis of any disease markers, the nutrients and waste products in your blood as well as how various organs (e.g., kidneys and liver) are functioning.
During a physical examination, your doctor will often draw blood for chemistry and complete blood count (CBC) tests as well as a lipid profile, which measures cholesterol and related elements.

a common test
go for it

results covers a lot of possible heath problems

A blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test checks kidney function by measuring how much urea nitrogen is in your blood. Urea nitrogen is a waste product from the breakdown of protein in the body. Normally, this waste is filtered by the kidneys and leaves the body through wee

Blood urea nitrogen BUN test

My first suggestion would be to ask your doctor what they mean I think you should understand what he's doing for you.
sounds like he's doing a complete blood panel which usually means that they're testing for 1. how your kidneys are functioning
2.how your liver, heart and other organs are functioning as well. The blood test will usually rule out a whole bunch of things that maybe wrong and pick up on the one thing that you do need assistance with.

Please ask this the lab you were. Not Fixya. we try to answer questions, but don't do blood tests.
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Common Blood Test Abbreviations

• ALT - Alanine Transaminase (part of liver function test)
• ANA - Antinuclear Antibody (part of liver function test)
• AST - Alanine Aminotransferase (part of liver function test)
• BAC - Blood Alcohol Concentration
• BMP - Basic Metabolic Panel (a group of tests)
• BNP - Beta Natriuretic Peptide (testing for congestive heart failure)
• BUN - Blood Urea Nitrogen (part of kidney function test)
• CA - Calcium (test blood calcium levels)
• CBC - Complete Blood Count (test red and white blood cells)
• CK - Creatine Phosphokinase (test for muscle damage)
• CR - Creatinine (part of kidney function test)
• ESR - Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (tests for inflammation)
• HCT - Hematocrit (part of the CBC test)
• HDL/LDL - High Density Lipoproteins/High Density Lipoproteins (testing for good and bad cholesterol)
• INR - International Normalized Ratio (blood clotting test)
• K - Potassium (test for potassium levels)
• Mg - Magnesium (test for magnesium levels)
• Na - Sodium (test for sodium levels)
• PSA - Prostate Specific Antigen (prostate cancer test)
• PT - Prothrombin Time (test blood clotting)
• RBC - Red Blood Cell Count (part of the CBC test)
• TPO - Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies (test for antibodies to thyroid)
• Trig - Triglygerides (part of cholesterol test)
• TSH - Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (one of the main tests of a thyroid test)
• WBC - White Blood Cell Count (part of the CBC test)