X? s? Ronglong h?m nayThe Department of Nephrology provides services to the patients suffering Kidney Failure requiring dialysis to clean the blood. India probably has the highest number of patients suffering from hypertension and diabetes which are the main reasons behind kidney failure. Excessive use of painkillers also contributes towards chronic kidney disease and slowly the blood urea and serum creatinine values start rising. Once the kidney function goes below 20% the patient is termed as a kidney failure patient and requires regular dialysis. The best way to prevent kidney failure is timely and proper treatment of the contributing diseases like diabetes and high blood pressure.
The department of nephrology has the state of art dialysis centre to provide hemodialysis to the patients suffering from kidney failure. CT Scan of the Kidneys is one of the best test to find out the functioning of kidneys. Regular monitoring of the Kidney Function Test which is done through blood is also very useful in maintaining the health of the kidneys.
Diagnostic modalities like High Speed CT Scan, PET Scan, Digital X-Ray, Pulmonary Function Test(PFT), NCV, EEG, EMG, Sleep Lab gives the diagnostic confidence to the clinicians to handle the most complex of the cases.
X? s? Ronglong h?m nayOur Nephrology Team led by Dr Mohit Tandon has long and rich experience in reversing the chronic kidney disease. Lifestyle modification plays a very important role in managing diseases like high blood pressure and diabetes which ultimately help in improving the kidney health. The nephrology team also includes dialysis technicians who play a very important role in managing the overall health of the patients who are suffering from kidney failure and are in the queue for kidney transplant surgery. The nephrology team also manages the patients who have undergone kidney transplant surgery and are now dependent on one kidney.