Kidney Stones Blood Results. Kidney stones or renal calculi are masses made of crystals. Blood tests to check that your kidneys are working properly and also check the levels of substances that could cause kidney stones such as calcium.
You may be given equipment to collect a kidney stone. Kidney stones or renal calculi are masses made of crystals. Reading the numbers can help you achieve your best possible chance at stone prevention which is the only reason all those lab tests were done in the first place.
The 24 hour urine collection test may show that you re excreting too many stone forming minerals or too few stone preventing substances.
Blood test results help monitor the health of your kidneys and may lead your doctor to check for other medical conditions. This test is a blood test that looks at how much creatinine is in the bloodstream. Blood tests may reveal too much calcium or uric acid in your blood. Too much creatinine in the blood can mean that the kidneys are not performing their job.