Nephrology
Nephrology or renal medicine is the branch of medicine that is concerned with the diagnoses, treatment and management of kidney conditions. This includes looking at kidney function and kidney replacement therapy, such as dialysis.
Common conditions seen by a nephrologist
- Chronic and acute kidney/renal Disease
- Diabetic Renal Disease
- Electrolyte disorders
- Glomerulonephritis and vasculitis
- Hypertension
- Immunological renal disease: vasculitis and glomerulonephritis and immunosuppression
- Nephrotic syndrome
- Patients on dialysis and transplant candidates
- Proteinuria