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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Urine | Urine analysis and [[urine culture]] should be done to look for any sign of [[Urinary tract infection|urinary infection]] and serum [[creatinine]] and electrolytes should be done to check the kidney function.<ref name="pmid28744072">{{cite journal| author=Shah HU, Ojili V| title=Multimodality imaging spectrum of complications of horseshoe kidney. | journal=Indian J Radiol Imaging | year= 2017 | volume= 27 | issue= 2 | pages= 133-140 | pmid=28744072 | doi=10.4103/ijri.IJRI_298_16 | pmc=5510309 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28744072 }}</ref> | ||
==Laboratory Findings== | ==Laboratory Findings== | ||
[[Patient|Patients]] with horseshoe kidney may show following findings on [[Medical laboratory|laboratory]] tests.These include: | [[Patient|Patients]] with horseshoe kidney may show following findings on [[Medical laboratory|laboratory]] tests. These include: | ||
* [[Complete blood count]] ([[Complete blood count|CBC]]): | * [[Complete blood count]] ([[Complete blood count|CBC]]): | ||
** Elevated [[WBC]] count may indicate the presence of infection. | ** Elevated [[WBC]] count may indicate the presence of infection. | ||
*Elevated serum [[creatinine]] and BUN: | *Elevated serum [[creatinine]] and [[BUN]]: | ||
**Suggestive of obstruction and an underlying [[kidney]] disease | **Suggestive of obstruction and an underlying [[kidney]] disease. | ||
*[[Urinalysis]] and cultures: It may show red blood cells and [[white blood cells]] indicating [[hematuria]] and [[pyuria]] | *[[Urinalysis]] and cultures: It may show red blood cells and [[white blood cells]] indicating [[hematuria]] and [[pyuria]]: | ||
**[[Hematuria]] is commonly caused by stones. | **[[Hematuria]] is commonly caused by stones. | ||
**[[Pyuria]] indicates an evidence of infection. | **[[Pyuria]] indicates an evidence of infection. | ||
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Overview
Urine analysis and urine culture should be done to look for any sign of urinary infection and serum creatinine and electrolytes should be done to check the kidney function.[1]
Laboratory Findings
Patients with horseshoe kidney may show following findings on laboratory tests. These include:
- Complete blood count (CBC):
- Elevated WBC count may indicate the presence of infection.
- Elevated serum creatinine and BUN:
- Suggestive of obstruction and an underlying kidney disease.
- Urinalysis and cultures: It may show red blood cells and white blood cells indicating hematuria and pyuria:
References
- ↑ Shah HU, Ojili V (2017). "Multimodality imaging spectrum of complications of horseshoe kidney". Indian J Radiol Imaging. 27 (2): 133–140. doi:10.4103/ijri.IJRI_298_16. PMC 5510309. PMID 28744072.