Hydronephrosis laboratory findings
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Chandrakala Yannam, MD [2]
Overview
An elevated/reduced concentration of serum/blood/urinary/CSF/other [lab test] is diagnostic of [disease name].
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Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of [disease name] include [abnormal test 1], [abnormal test 2], and [abnormal test 3].
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[Test] is usually normal for patients with [disease name].
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Some patients with [disease name] may have elevated/reduced concentration of [test], which is usually suggestive of [progression/complication].
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There are no diagnostic laboratory findings associated with [disease name].
Laboratory Findings
Patients with hydronephrosis may show following findings on laboratory tests. These include:[1][2]
- Complete blood count (CBC):
- Elevated WBC count may indicate the presence of infection.
- Anemia
- Elevated serum creatinine
- Elevated BUN
- Elevated serum potassium levels (hyperkalemia)
- Urinalysis and cultures: It may show red blood cells and white blood cells indicating hematuria and pyuria.
- Hematuria is commonly caused by stones or due to tumors.
- Pyuria indicates an evidence of infection.
- Urinary cultures are helpful in identifying infection.
References
- ↑ Onuigbo MA (October 2009). "Symptomatic uraemia from bilateral obstructive uropathy secondary to metastatic urinary bladder cancer showing only unilateral hydronephrosis: a case report". NDT Plus. 2 (5): 387–9. doi:10.1093/ndtplus/sfp093. PMC 4421382. PMID 25949352.
- ↑ Batlle DC, Arruda JA, Kurtzman NA (February 1981). "Hyperkalemic distal renal tubular acidosis associated with obstructive uropathy". N. Engl. J. Med. 304 (7): 373–80. doi:10.1056/NEJM198102123040701. PMID 7453754.