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Nephrologist
Fortis Hospital , Mohali, India18 Years of experience
Speaks: English
The conditions which are being treated by Dr. Amit Sharma are mentioned here for your perusal.
An internal medicine specialist, Nephrologists provide medical treatment for kidney conditions. If you have stage 4 or 5 chronic kidney disease, acute renal failure or chronic or repeat urinary tract infections then your condition will be treated by a Nephrologist. The doctor also resolves kidney stone issues and blood or protein loss in the urine.
Kidney condition can be the reason for various signs and symptoms like:
Swelling over ankles, feet or legs or around the eyes are some of the most common symptoms. A kidney condition may be imminent with gastrointestinal issues like nausea, vomiting and a decreased appetite. Anemia and high blood pressure are also indicators of these issues.
Monday to Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm are the doctor's operating hours. Care is taken by the doctor to maintain the accuracy and delicacy of the procedure.
There are several popular procedures performed by Dr. Amit Sharma such as:
The doctors working as Nephrologists specialise in giving the right medical treatment to people for several kinds of kidney conditions. The also perform or work as a team with other specialists on few procedures. Of the procedures a Nephrologist performs, a Kidney dialysis is one of the most routine. Whether it is Kidney transplant or Kidney biopsies, the doctors perform the right procedure to treat these conditions as well.
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When you are having several symptoms signaling a kidney condition these could prompt your primary care doctor to refer you to a kidney specialist or Nephrologist.. The doctor is responsible for managing several kinds of kidney conditions such as acute kidney failure and chronic kidney disease. In order to help the kidneys function well, doctors treat Tubular/interstitial disorders and Glomerular/vascular disorders. It is not just hypertension but mineral metabolism disorders are managed by these doctors.
The prescribed tests prior to and during consultation for a Nephrologist are mentioned here.
The blood and urine tests give the right picture as to how well the kidney is working. Another test that the doctor can recommend is the kidney ultrasound basis the condition of the kidney. In order to figure out the condition of the kidneys the doctor can recommend the biopsy as well.
Please do visit a Nephrologist if it is your kidney function that is causing you health problems. This includes the need for getting kidney dialysis done or when you are suffering from Tubular/interstitial disorders or Glomerular/vascular disorders. A visit to the Nephrologist also becomes essential when you are preparing for a kidney transplant procedure.. Situation when you have chronic kidney disease or your kidneys are failing also need an intervention from the doctor.