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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.
Several lab tests are used to monitor kidney function, including serum creatinine, serum blood urea nitrogen (BUN), glomerular filtration rate (GFR), urine specific gravity, and urine osmolality. Creatinine is the end product of muscle and protein metabolism.