Nephrology

A nephrologist is a medical expert having the expertise of diagnosing, treating, and managing acute and chronic kidney diseases. They treat issues that are linked to fluid retention, electrolyte, mineral imbalances, and high blood pressure. Additionally, a nephrologist is accountable for kidney dialysis treatment which includes haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.

Nephrologist work with the patient to diagnose and treat the below-mentioned conditions:

• Chronic kidney disease
• Kidney cancer
• Kidney infections
• Interstitial nephritis or glomerulonephritis
• Blood or protein in the urine
• Kidney disease
• Renal artery stenosis
• Nephrotic syndrome
• End-stage kidney disease
• Kidney failure

 

When a patient visits the nephrologist with complaints related to the kidney, they might order a variety of tests to interpret the results. A wide range of tests is ordered for assessing the kidney's functionality.

Blood tests

Here are the blood tests usually ordered to diagnose kidney disease:

• Glomerular filtration rate- Helps to understand whether kidneys are filtering the blood or not.

 

•  Serum creatinine- Assist the doctor to check creatinine levels and if there is kidney dysfunction

 

• Blood urea nitrogen- It detects the presence of high levels of waste product in the blood

 

Urine tests

The doctor might order the following urine tests as well:

• Urinalysis - To check the levels of pH and an abnormal amount of protein, bacteria, blood, or glucose.

 

• Albumin/creatinine ratio - Measures the albumin protein amount in the urine. Detects kidney dysfunction.

The procedures involved by a nephrologist to treat the kidney disease are;

• Kidney dialysis, including dialysis catheter placement.
• Kidney biopsies
• Kidney transplants

 

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