Bronchoscopic Procedures. Bronchoscopy is a procedure that is used to view the trachea and bronchial tubes and is used to diagnose lung disease and infection. It may also be used during the treatment of some lung conditions.
If results indicate a possibility of disease or impaired kidney function, one or more of the following additional tests is usually performed to pinpoint the cause and the level of decline in kidney function. 1  Creatinine clearance test. 2  Urea clearance test. 3  Urine osmolality test.  Urine protein test.
To monitor the function of a kidney transplant, your doctors check your creatinine levels. Creatinine is a good measure of the function of kidney transplants, but this blood test does not give a complete picture of how well the kidney is doing. A biopsy of the kidney provides much more information than your blood tests. A biopsy tells the doctor what is happening at the microscopic level in your kidney.