Blood test

[Kimbostock1]

Hi I had blood tests taken it showed I was anaemic but it also showed ckd stage 2 abnormal but no action and abnormal liver test but no action needed. Went to hospital doctor said nothing to worry about they always put that on blood test results.

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Kimbostock1,

Patient info - Stages 1 and 2 CKD

Stage 1 CKD is kidney disease with normal kidney function. In Stage 2 CKD function is 60-90%. Most patients with stages 1 and 2 CKD just need occasional testing to be sure things are no different, but a few patients need further investigation because there are pointers to a disease that could benefit from treatment or lead to serious further trouble.

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[cjrsquared]

Chronic kidney disease stage 2 means that you should be regularly monitored to detect further deterioration and any underlying or additional triggers identified and if possible treated. The main cause of CKD in the west is untreated hypertension so that needs to be ruled out, (hypertension can be associated with undertreated hypothyroidism). There are also quite a lot of drugs that can also aggravate kidney disease including ibuprofen and diclofenac both NSAIDS and some antiglycaemic drugs for type 2 diabetes such as metformin. There are also some cardiac drugs, ace inhibitors which should be avoided. If you take any medication it is worth checking with your gp or pharmacist and if necessary ask for alternatives, don't please stop drugs without discussing it with a professional first as risk versus benefits need to be assessed for each individual.

[silverfox7]

I had a minor panic looking at some dated results a few days ago. I was only one out of range but then when I spotted that it's not an actual reading but one derived from various parameters I started to think rationally! I think it's the rate of change that can be important so worry not but have a look more closely at the next one. I noticed age is one of the factors and apparently I should be war ed and may be reduce my thyroid meds as I'm now over 65 so I think a lot of these values are outdated but just be aware of change.