Patients with chronic conditions that are known to cause kidney damage should be monitored for symptoms or signs of renal decline. Regular examinations, blood pressure checks, urine and blood tests can be done. Symptoms typically occur late in the disease and CRF is confirmed with blood tests. Special X-ray and ultrasound tests are also done and small, scarred kidneys are a common finding.
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Written by Dr K. Coetzee, reviewed by Dr R. Moosa, head of the Renal Unit, Tygerberg Academic Hospital.
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