Ideal Patient: Healthy Adults, Kidney Patients
Testing Recommended: Healthy Adults - Once a Year, Kidney Patients-As needed.
Testing Time*: 25 mins
Biochemistry screening to assess kidney function
Your kidneys play several vital roles in maintaining your health. One of their major roles is to filter waste materials from the blood and expel them from the body as urine.
A renal panel is a group of tests that determine to evaluate kidney (renal) function. The tests measure levels of various substances, including several minerals, electrolytes, proteins, and glucose (sugar), in the blood to determine the current health of your kidneys.
This is a fasted test, Patients are refrained from eating 6-8 hours before testing. Recommended time for testing is in the morning.
*Testing times are subject to change depending on time of arrival and availability