Laboratory Test:
1. 升高:serum K+, P, BUN, Creatinine
2. 降低:serum Ca2+, pH (acidosis)
3. CBC檢查:
- WBC: 以判定病患是否有infection,sepsis
- eosinophil↑: acute interstitial nephritis
- hematouria: 常和Proteinuria一起出現àacute intrinsic ARF
4. Proteinuria(尿蛋白): 無特異性;只能說有renal failure的多半有此現象,他只能代表glomerular damage,而無法斷定是否為"acute";另外tubule damage也有可能出現proteinuria,因無法再吸收"小"分子蛋白。
5. Urinary microscopy: 尿液中若含有crystal, casts, cells可以分辨出病因
Urine sediment |
Suggestive of |
Cells Microorganism RBC
WBC Eosinophill
Epithelial cells |
Pyelonephritis Glomerulonephritis, Pyelonephritis, renal infarction, renal tumor, kidney stone Pyelonephritis, interstitial nephritis Drug-induced allergic interstitial nephritis, renal transplant rejection Tubular necrosis |
Casts Granular casts WBC casts RBC casts |
Tubular necrosis Pyelonephritis, interstitial nephritis Glomerulonephritis, renal infarction,lupus nephritis, vasculitis |
Crystals Urate Phosphate |
Postrenal obstruction, nephrolithiasis Alkaline urine, possible secondary to Proteus sp. Infection, Postrenal obstruction |
6. Urine specific gravity↑(尿液比重)à prerenal ARF, 因濃縮尿液能力喪失,需在病患未使用glucosuria和mannitol的情況之下測才準。