A member asked:

Would blood test/ct pick up pkd?i was at er month ago and they found kidney stone on the left one.but my pain is in the front of my ribs not my back.

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Dr. Theodore Shively answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Blood test not helpf: Blood tests for PKD (polycystic kidney disease) are not currently helpful although the genetic causes for this are becoming known. Does this run in your family? A ct, mri, or, less invasively, an ultrasound will make/exclude this diagnosis. You indicated that a ct was done. If negative, i believe this diagnosis is excluded.

Answered 2/17/2017

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