KIDNEY FUNCTION (MLS)
Learning Lab for Medical Laboratory Scientists
Author information
Joe M. El-Khoury, PhD, DABCC, FAACC
Dr El-Khoury disclosed grant/research support from IDEXX
Learning objectives:
- Describe urine macroscopic, microscopic, qualitative and quantitative analysis
- Describe quantitative assessment of total protein, albumin, bence-jones protein, myoglobin
- Describe the biochemistry, physiologic characteristics, and analytical methods for commonly used biomarkers for chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury
- Describe various measures of kidney function
- Describe and compare measured and estimated glomerular filtration rate
- Define, classify, and describe the chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury