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Laboratory investigation of the child with suspected renal disease

Springer Berlin Heidelberg, (2015), 613-636
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-43596-0_19
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Abstract

The kidney can be injured by a variety of different mechanisms. Investigating the type and assessing the degree of injury and its progression involves laboratory assessment and often tissue sampling. This chapter will discuss laboratory assessment and investigation with emphasis on the use of blood and urine samples to investigate renal function.

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van der Watt, G., Omar, F., Brink, A., & McCulloch, M. (2015). Laboratory investigation of the child with suspected renal disease. In Pediatric Nephrology, Seventh Edition (pp. 613–636). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43596-0_19

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