The kidney is the most important organ of our body. Kidneys have the complete responsibility of cleaning the dirt from the body. Along with this, it also helps in maintaining the proper balance of water and electrolytes. The kidneys also remove acids produced by your body's cells. Overall, to remain healthy, your kidneys need to be healthy.
But sometimes due to our bad lifestyle, the kidney itself becomes unhealthy. Due to this, there is a lot of turmoil in the body. Most people have the problem of kidney stones. Due to this, unbearable pain starts in the stomach or waist. If you also suddenly feel this kind of pain, then you can detect it only through a special test. Dr. is giving information about this. Aakaar Kapoor, CEO and Lead Medical Advisor, City X-Ray & Scan Clinic
What is KFT?
According to Dr. Aakar Kapoor, KFT should be done to know the health of the kidneys. KFT means kidney function test. It is also called the renal function test. With this one test, you can find out what the condition of your kidney is and what kind of treatment it needs. Doctors recommend KFT when any person experiences pain in the stomach or side of the stomach. In this test, 11 important parameters are examined using urine and blood samples. This can provide better information about kidney functioning. Let us know which tests are included in it.
What tests are done in KFT?
- Glomerular filtration rate – This tells you how well your kidneys are filtering blood.
- Blood urea nitrogen – When the kidneys are not functioning properly, the level of blood urea nitrogen increases.
- Urine protein
- Microalbuminuria
- Albumin creatinine ratio
- Creatinine clearance test
- Urine analysis
- CT scan
- Ultrasound
- Serum creatinine
- Urine test
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