How to Diagnose Osteodystrophy?

Testing for renal osteodystrophy

involves taking a blood sample to measure your levels of calcium, phosphorus and PTH. If you are on dialysis, calcium and phosphorus tests are done on a monthly basis (or sometimes more frequently).

How is osteodystrophy diagnosis?

How is renal osteodystrophy diagnosed? To diagnose renal osteodystrophy, your doctor may take a sample of your blood to measure levels of calcium, phosphorus, PTH, and calcitriol. The doctor may perform a bone biopsy to see how dense your bones are.

What is the cause of osteodystrophy?

Osteodystrophy is most often the result of chronic kidney disease (CKD), a condition in which the gradual loss of renal (kidney) function causes wastes to accumulate in the body as the kidneys start to fail.