Personal Action Plan
It's time to wrap up this module on understanding kidney lab tests. But before we do, we want to give you a Personal Plan to help you get a start on some of the most important ideas in this module. We suggest you print this page and put it in a notebook so you can look back at it and ask your health care team questions.
My Goal
I will learn the name of each lab test, what it measures, and why it's important to my health.
My Incentive
I will be able to better manage my kidney disease so I can enjoy the highest possible quality of life and be able to read my lab reports with more confidence.
I will use this Personal Plan lab test reference guide by:
- Asking my doctor, nurse, and dietitian to review the target range for each test to make sure it is right for my needs.
- Asking someone from my health care team to review the results of each lab test with me.
- Writing down the results of each lab test so that I can see my progress over time.
- Asking questions I might have about any score outside my target range, such as:
- What might be causing my score to be out of the target range?
- What can be done to bring it back into the target range?
- Are there any specific things I can do to help improve this score?
By taking an active role in monitoring my lab results, I will be able to manage my kidney disease more effectively.
The following PDFs show the lab test family charts from this module. I can print the PDFs as many times as I need to, and take them with me to my appointments so I can write down my lab test results. I can discuss the charts, and any questions I may have, when I meet with a member of my health care team.
