Tracking Labs

To Download
• Download this spreadsheet at: www.kidney.org/atoz
• Read the instructions below to learn how to track important lab results and view trends over time
using this "Tracking Labs" spreadsheet.

General Instructions
• Click on the "Lab Results" tab (located at the bottom left of your screen). You will see an empty
sheet for recording lab results.
• After each health visit, record the date(s) and the test results. The dates must be typed in a 2-
digit format only. We suggest using month & year (for example: 1/12).
• Date must be typed in 2-digit format only. Otherwise the "Trends" tab will not align properly.

Looking at Trends
• To track changes in a specific test over a long period of time, click the "Trends" tab (located at the bottom
of this workbook). You will be able to see each individual lab result in graphs.
• To print your results, click "Control + P." A pop-up menu will appear. Under the "Print what"
option, select "Entire Workbook" or "Active Sheet."

Additional Instructions (For Patients)

• Do you know what your lab goals are? If not, print a copy of the empty lab results sheet and bring
it with you to your next healthcare visit.
• Ask your healthcare team about your goal for each item. Write them it in the "Goal" column of
this worksheet. Then type your goals into the "Lab Results" log sheet in the "Goal" column.

• Systolic blood pressure is the top number in a blood pressure reading. It represents the amount of
pressure blood puts on vessels when the heart is beating.
• Diastolic blood pressure is the bottom number in a blood pressure reading. It measures the pressure in
your blood vessels

To View, Print, or Navigate Using "Workbook" Feature

• To view the "Lab Results" sheet, click on the "Lab Results" tab at the bottom of this workbook.
• To print, click "Control +P." A pop-up menu will appear. Under the "Print what" option, select
"Active Sheet" or "Entire Workbook."
• To view tabs that are not visable on the screen, click the arrow buttons (located at bottom left of
worksheet).

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Example
Goal Record Your Results
1/11 4/11 7/11 10/11 1/12 4/12 7/12 10/12 1/13 4/13 7/13
Date of Test
A1C (Blood Glucose) <7.0% 9.5 8.0 9.0 9.2 9.3 8.0 8.1 8.0 7.5 7.3 7.0

Blood Pressure (Systolic) <130 156 148 140 141 142 150 155 150 145 140 135
(Top number in BP reading)
Blood Pressure (Diastolic) <80 92 88 89 90 90 90 89 88 87 85 83
(Bottom number BP reading)
Calcium 9.0-9.5 8.00 8.40 8.90 9.00 9.10 8.80 8.70 9.00 8.90 8.90 8.70

GFR 90 50 50 46 45 40 40 43

Hemoglobin 10-11 8.0 9.0 9.2 9.5 9.8 10.0 10.2 10.5 10.1 10.6 10.0

Serum Creatinine 1.0 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.7

Weight 180 250 225 220 200

A1C (Blood Glucose) Blood Pressure

10.0
9.0 180
8.0 160
7.0 140
6.0 120
5.0
100
4.0
3.0 80
2.0 60
1.0 40
0.0 20
1/11 4/11 7/11 10/11 1/12 4/12 7/12 10/12 1/13 4/13 7/13 0
1/11 4/11 7/11 10/11 1/12 4/12 7/12 10/12 1/13 4/13 7/13
Blood Pressure (Systolic) (Top number in BP reading)
Blood Pressure (Diastolic) (Bottom number BP reading)

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Goal Record Your Results
Date of Test
A1C (Blood Glucose)
Blood Pressure (Systolic)
(Top number in BP reading)
Blood Pressure (Diastolic)
(Bottom number BP reading)

Calcium

GFR

Hemoglobin

Serum Creatinine

Serum Ferritin

TSAT

Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)

Phosphorus

Potassium

Total Cholesterol

HDL Cholesterol

LDL Cholesterol

Triglycerides

Urine Albumin (ACR)

Vitamin D

Weight
General Instructions: (For more detailed instructions, click the "instructions" tab)
• Write the goal for each item in the “Goal” column. If you are a patient, ask your healthcare team to fill in the "goals" column for you.
• Record the dates of each test and the results. You must type the date in a 2-digit format ONLY. Use month/year or month/day. Example 7/12 .
• To view trends over time, click the "Trends" tab.

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A1C (Blood Glucose)

12.0
10.0
8.0
6.0
4.0
2.0
0.0

Blood Pressure
12

10

0
Blood Pressure (Systolic) (Top number in BP reading)
Blood Pressure (Diastolic) (Bottom number BP reading)

Calcium
12.00

10.00

8.00

6.00

4.00

2.00

0.00
Calcium

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2.00

0.00
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Calcium

GFR
12

10

0
GFR

Hemoglobin
12.0

10.0

8.0

6.0

4.0

2.0

0.0
Hemoglobin

Serum Creatinine
12.0

10.0

8.0

6.0

4.0

2.0

0.0
Serum Creatinine
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4.0

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0.0
Serum Creatinine

Serum Ferritin
12

10

0
Serum Ferritin

TSAT
1200%

1000%

800%

600%

400%

200%

0%
TSAT

Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)

12
10
8
6
4
2
0

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0

Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)

Phosphorus
12.0

10.0

8.0

6.0

4.0

2.0

0.0
Phosphorus

Potassium
12.0

10.0

8.0

6.0

4.0

2.0

0.0
Potassium

Total Cholesterol
12

10

4
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8
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6

0
Total Cholesterol

HDL Cholesterol
12

10

0
HDL Cholesterol

LDL Cholesterol
12

10

0
LDL Cholesterol

Triglycerides
12

10

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12

10 Name: ___________________
8

0
Triglycerides

Urine Albumin (ACR)

12

10

0
Urine Albumin (ACR)

Vitamin D
12

10

0
Vitamin D

Weight
12

10
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12
Name: ___________________
10

0
Weight

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