Chronic kidney disease is identified by a blood test for creatinine(High Creatinine Levels). Higher levels of creatinine indicate a falling glomerular filtration rate and as a result a decreased capability of the kidneys to excrete waste products.
Creatinine levels may be normal in the early stages of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and the condition is discovered if urinalysis shows that the kidney is allowing the loss of protein or red blood cells into the urine.
To fully investigate the underlying causes of kidney damage, various medical imaging, blood tests and often a kidney biopsy are employed to find out if there is reversible cause of kidney malfunction.
As I have mentioned above, in the early stage, symptoms related to the decline of kidney function are still unobvious, and this is because that renal cells have great complement ability. What is more, kidney fibrosis progress has not been launched in this stage and the damages to kidney are generally reversible. However, without effective and timely treatment, Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) can easily progress in to Chronic Kidney Insufficiency or Kidney Failure.
