Module 7—Understanding Kidney Lab Tests

Here is the bone disease family:

**Bone disease family** – measures the risk of developing bone diesase
Name of test	What it measures	Target range
Intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH)	Amount of PTH, for calcium balance and bone health	16 to 65 pg/mL for healthy people 35 to 70 pg/mL for Stage 3 CKD 70 to 110 pg/mL for Stage 4 CKD 150 to 300 pg/mL for Stage 5 CKD
Calcium-phosphorus product (Ca x P)	Risk of developing calcium phosphate crystals	less than 55 for people with kidney disease and over age 12 less than 65 for children 12 years and under

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