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IDEXX Cystatin B Test
A first-of-its-kind veterinary test to detect kidney injury.
With the IDEXX Cystatin B Test, IDEXX’s kidney health suite is more comprehensive than ever. Never before have veterinarians been able to detect active or acute injury to the kidneys with a kidney injury marker. Now with the IDEXX Cystatin B Test, a simple, urine-based test for unwell patients, you can uncover renal tubular injury when clinical signs may or may not be apparent.
Can a kidney tell you if it’s injured? It can now.
If you don’t know an injury has occurred, how can you treat for it? The IDEXX Cystatin B Test helps uncover subclinical ongoing (active) injury to the kidney that may or may not affect its function.
Quick start guide
The IDEXX Cystatin B Test is included in select IDEXX Reference Laboratories panels that include urine testing and are most often used for unwell patients, and it is also offered as a stand-alone or add-on test.
Here’s everything you need to start using this innovative test right away.
FAQs
Cystatin B is a member of the cystatin family of cysteine proteases. It is a small intracellular protein that is released into the urine when epithelial cells are damaged or die.
Kidney disease is a pathological state or condition where the function of the kidneys has been permanently altered. A patient is diagnosed with kidney disease when the kidneys’ ability to do one or all of their primary functions is compromised. Kidney injury refers to damage to the kidneys that may or may not affect the function of the kidneys.
Cystatin B is an intracellular protein that is released into the urine following damage to renal tubular epithelial cells. Cystatin B can be used to identify kidney injury but does not evaluate kidney function. Other renal biomarkers, such as SDMA, creatinine, and BUN, correlate with glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and are used to evaluate kidney function.
For a patient that is presenting unwell, a cystatin B result < 100 ng/mL suggests kidney injury is unlikely. In an unwell patient with a cystatin B result ≥ 100 ng/mL, active/acute kidney injury is suspected and should be considered along with a complete history and full chemistry profile that includes SDMA. Additional diagnostics may be warranted.
Webinars
Totally Tubular: Novel Markers in Kidney Injury
"Hold it!" Don't Forget the Urinalysis
Expanding the Toolbox: Cutting-Edge Diagnostics to Improve Outcomes in Patients with Renal Disease
More kidney health webinars
Microlearnings
What is Cystatin B?
How to interpret an increased IDEXX Cystatin B Test result with other kidney diagnostics
How to interpret a normal IDEXX Cystatin B Test result with other kidney diagnostics
Differentiating active versus acute kidney injury
6 examples where the IDEXX Cystatin B Test is beneficial.
- You suspect a toxin exposure and are looking to confirm active injury when functional markers may not have changed yet.
- You are monitoring treatment and recovery from an active injury event.
- You need to know if a dog with IRIS CKD Stage 1 is progressing.
- You have a patient that may be at higher risk when taking NSAIDs.
- You’re monitoring the effect on kidneys during a shock event, such as heat stroke or acute pancreatitis.
- You’re assessing the impact of a hypotensive event during anesthesia to determine whether kidney injury is ongoing.
Intuition confirmed.
The most comprehensive solution for kidney health.
Your view into kidney health just got clearer. IDEXX’s suite of kidney health diagnostics includes IDEXX SDMA testing for kidney function, the IDEXX FGF-23 Test for management of kidney disease, and now the IDEXX Cystatin B Test for detection of kidney injury. The addition of the IDEXX Cystatin B Test provides a comprehensive view of the kidney by uncovering kidney injury with or without reduced kidney function, complementing SDMA and other functional markers. You’ve trusted our diagnostics for kidney function and management. Now with the IDEXX Cystatin B Test, you can trust the only diagnostic for active injury.
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