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Doctors often diagnose kidney infections based on signs and symptoms, such as fever and back pain. If your doctor suspects you have a kidney infection, you may be asked to provide a urine sample to test for bacteria, blood or pus is in your urine.
If you have these risk factors, itâs important to be screened for kidney disease,â says Narva. âThat usually involves simple laboratory tests: a urine test to look for kidney damage, and a blood test to measure how well the kidneys are working.â. The urine test checks for a protein called albumin, which isnât routinely detected when your kidneys are healthy. The blood test checks your GFRâglomerular filtration rate. GFR is an estimate of your kidneyâs filtering ability. A GFR below 60 is a sign of chronic kidney disease.