Kidney Biopsy: Why It Is Done
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Why It Is Done
A kidney biopsy is done to:
- Find kidney disease when there is blood or protein in the urine or when the kidneys are not working well.
- Check kidney problems seen on an ultrasound or a CT scan.
- Watch kidney disease and see if treatment is working.
- See whether a transplanted kidney is working.
| Last updated: | September 29, 2008 |
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| Author: | Monica Rhodes |
| Reviewed By: | E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine, Tushar J. Vachharajani, MD, FASN, FACP - Nephrology |
| Editors: | Maria Essig, Tracy Landauer |
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