Making Sense of Lab Values Living with Nephrotic Syndrome, the doctors monitor many levels within your body through many tests. In fact, your doctor may order some or all of the following lab tests: Serum Creatinine and Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) Urine Albumin-to-Creatinine Ratio (UACR) Blood Pressure Serum Albumin Bicarbonate Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) Potassium Calcium Phosphorus Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) Vitamin D A1C (Patients with Diabetes) Total Cholesterol HDL Cholesterol LDL Cholesterol Triglycerides Hemoglobin (Hgb) What do all of these things mean and how do they reflect your kidney health? Understanding Your Lab Values from www.kidney.org is a valuable resource for navigating and understanding what these different lab values reveal about your kidney health.