Chronic Kidney Disease

Informing Treatment Decisions

Labcorp is your source for detecting chronic kidney disease
and informing treatment decisions.

We’re dedicated to providing test results that empower earlier detection of CKD, support diagnoses, disease monitoring, and treatment
decisions. Together, let’s raise awareness about kidney health risks and enable better patient care.

What Providers Should
Know about CKD

Primary care physicians and specialists play an important role in identifying high-risk patients for CKD and providing assessments of their kidney health. Our Labcorp team is here to help you evaluate options that empower earlier detection of CKD.

Your testing options for CKD
Guidance from health organizations
Symptoms and treatment resources

What Patients Need
to Know About CKD

One in three adults in the U.S. have risk factors for developing CKD, a gradual loss of kidney function that affects an estimated 37 million adults in the U.S., of which an estimated 90% are unaware of their condition.1 Learn more about this silent but progressive disease and how you can monitor the health of your kidneys.

Signs and symptoms of CKD
The stages of CKD
Your testing options
Support and resources

How Labcorp Can Help

Our specialists at Labcorp are sharing research results and working to increase awareness about chronic kidney disease through a strategic alliance with the National Kidney Foundation. We can help deliver answers for clinicians and their patients to enable better care.

Diagnostic testing for CKD
Patient resources
CKD research from Labcorp

Watch our CKD Webinars

4 out of 5 adults at risk for developing chronic kidney disease aren’t being fully tested.

Explore the findings from our Diabetes Care study and discuss the importance of early detection for chronic kidney disease patients. Plus, learn the latest on HEDIS measures and insights into task force recommendations on reassessing the inclusion of race in diagnosing CKD—in particular, the impact to eGFR. Hear the discussion with Labcorp and the National Kidney Foundation.

Watch the Webinar

View our webinar on CKD and associated cardiovascular events.

1 in 3 adults in the U.S. is at risk for kidney disease. The most common risk factors include:5

  • Diabetes
  • High blood pressure
  • Heart disease
  • Family history of diabetes or kidney disease

Silent symptoms are common with early kidney disease and many people don’t even know they have it. Testing can help identify CKD early and prevent additional health problems. Gain insight into new strategies, tools and available resources available to help you manage patients at risk for CKD and potential associated cardiovascular events. 

Watch the Webinar

Early Detection Can Help Prevent Progression
and Improve Outcomes for Patients with
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) 2

Every minute, a half cup of blood flows through tiny filters in the kidneys as they remove waste and extra water to make urine, help control blood pressure and provide the right balance of minerals and nutrients in the blood. 

When kidneys are damaged—which is commonly caused by diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and/or family history of kidney failure—these important organs gradually lose their ability to function properly. The initial signs and symptoms in the early stages of kidney disease can often progress unnoticed without laboratory testing.

CKD is classified in five stages of kidney damage. A simple laboratory test provides important information about kidney function. One test result is called the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) 3, a calculation that is used to determine how well the kidneys are filtering waste and help diagnose the stage of kidney disease. An eGFR of 100 or more (depending on a patient’s age) is considered to be about 100 percent of the expected function of healthy kidneys. 

  • First Signs of Kidney Damage

    Kidneys are functioning well, but signs of initial damage are typically indicated by a protein called albumin4 detected in urine (albuminuria). 

  • Slightly Reduced Kidney Function

    Mild loss of kidney function is evident and albuminuria or other signs of kidney damage are also present.

  • Severely Reduced Kidney Function

    Visible signs and symptoms, such as swelling, fatigue, reduced appetite, and other complications can occur in some patients, who must prepare for potential end-stage renal failure and dialysis.

  • Severely Reduced Kidney Function 

    Visible signs and symptoms, such as swelling, fatigue, reduced appetite, and other complications can occur in some patients, who must prepare for potential end-stage renal failure and dialysis.

  • Complete or Near-Complete Kidney Failure 

    Dialysis or a kidney transplant is required at this very serious stage.

Together, Let’s Enable Early Detection of Chronic Kidney Disease and Improve Patient Health

Providers

Support your Patients with Early Detection of CKD

Patients

Understand the Risk Factors for CKD

References 

  1. Alfego D, Ennis J, Gillespie B, et al. Chronic Kidney Disease Testing Among At-risk Adults in the U.S. Remains Low: Real-World evidence From a National Laboratory Database. Diabetes Care. 2021;44:1-8. 
  2. What are the Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease? National Kidney Foundation. Accessed July 30, 2021. https://www.kidney.org/blog/kidney-cars/what-are-stages-chronic-kidney-disease
  3. Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR). National Kidney Foundation. Accessed July 30, 2021. https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/gfr 
  4. Albuminuria. National Kidney Foundation Accessed July 30, 2021. https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/albuminuria 
  5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Chronic kidney disease in the United States, 2021. Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2021. https://www.cdc.gov/kidneydisease/publications-resources/ckd-national-facts.html