Q: As the kidneys help control blood pressure what medical checks would you suggest to find out if there is a kidney problem.
A: Prior to starting treatment for high blood pressure, it is considered standard of care to get some simple tests that look at kidney function. Recommended testing includes a urinalysis, a blood potassium level, and a blood creatinine level or estimated glomerular filtration rate. To read more about kidney tests go to this page: http://www.kidneyfund.org/kidney-health/kidney-tests
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Hipertensive patients needs a kidney and adrenal ultrasound every year, with renal parenquima measurement, every millimeter under the normal size means that millions of renal glomerulus are not working, and the feocromocytome lesions of the adrenals can be ruled out .