Nephrology
The Department of Nephrology at Satyam Hospital offers state of the art facilities for the diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease including urinary tract infection, acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease including management of chronic kidney disease stage V or end stage renal disease.
The kidneys are two fist sized organs located in the abdomen toward the back, normally one on each side of the spine. The main function of the kidneys is to remove waste products and excess water from the blood. The kidneys process about 200 liters of blood every day to produce about two to three liters of urine. The kidneys also produce certain hormones that have important functions in the body like vitamin D, erythropoietin (EPO) and renin. With the loss of kidney function, there is an accumulation of waste and toxic substances in the body, that are normally excreted by the kidney.
Loss of kidney function also causes other problems such as anemia, high blood pressure, metabolic acidosis, disorders of cholesterol and bone disease. Kidney Injury may be acute or chronic.
Acute kidney injury. It develops rapidly, over days or weeks and usually develops in response to a disorder that directly affects the kidney, its blood supply, or urine flow from it. Acute kidney injury is often reversible, with complete recovery of kidney function although it may progress to chronic kidney disease.
Loss of kidney function also causes other problems such as anemia, high blood pressure, metabolic acidosis, disorders of cholesterol and bone disease. Kidney Injury may be acute or chronic.
Acute kidney injury. It develops rapidly, over days or weeks and usually develops in response to a disorder that directly affects the kidney, its blood supply, or urine flow from it. Acute kidney injury is often reversible, with complete recovery of kidney function although it may progress to chronic kidney disease.