Nephrology
Nephrology is the branch of medicine that deals with kidney disease.
The kidneys are vital organs, and their function is as follows:
- Filtering blood from waste products and water
- Regulating the body's fluid content
- Maintaining electrolyte and acid-base balance.
The kidneys, in addition to the functions mentioned above, produce the following:
- Hormones that control blood pressure
- The hormone erythropoietin, which is involved in the production of red blood cells.
Decreased kidney function leads to a disturbance of the blood coagulation system. According to epidemiological studies, the number of patients with kidney disease has increased significantly because diseases such as diabetes mellitus, with the presence of hypertension and proteinuria, as well as kidney disease, developed on the background of other conditions (cardiac, hematological, rheumatological and others) are not detected in time.
Nephrological Diseases Include:
- Kidney damage caused by diabetes and arterial hypertension
- Glomerular diseases
- Vascular diseases
- Tubulo-interstitial diseases
- Cystic diseases
- Conditions associated with kidney transplantation
- Renal failure, both acute and chronic
The course of kidney disease may be asymptomatic and detected by chance during routine urinalysis. Glomerular damage may present with varying degrees of edema, proteinuria, and decreased or no decrease in glomerular filtration rate. Tubulo-interstitial damage may be asymptomatic or with urinary tract symptoms (dysuria - frequent urination, nycturia - increased urine output at night, etc.).
Symptoms Characteristic of Renal Failure Are:
- Constant feeling of malaise
- Fatigue and lack of energy
- The feeling of shortness of breath
- Disturbance of taste, lack of appetite
- Nycturia
- Nausea
- Itching
- Decrease in libido
- Edema of varying severity
New Hospitals provides excellent diagnostic services, which include laboratory (blood and urine analyses, including a full spectrum of immunological blood tests), instrumental (ultrasound, duplex vascular scan, X-rays, CT scan and MRI) and invasive (renal biopsy, which plays a crucial role in the treatment of nephrological diseases) investigations.
New Hospitals provides high-quality management of nephrological diseases, which includes almost the entire spectrum of diagnosis and treatment, both outpatient and inpatient. A dialysis service is available to treat patients with acute renal failure. The treatment of nephrological diseases is carried out according to international standards due to continuous advanced training of the medical staff and the introduction of modern methods. The clinic is run by a team of highly qualified nephrologists, which guarantees patients' health.
