About Nephrologist
A nephrologist is a doctor specialized to diagnose, manage the impact, provide treatment and prevent kidney dysfunctions and diseases.
If the general physician you are visiting notices that you show signs of kidney problems for instance any abnormality, infections or growth in your kidney functioning then he might refer you to a nephrologist.
Nephrologist helps in diagnosing and treating kidney dysfunction and diseases, such as:
- Chronic kidney disease
- Blood or protein in urine
- Kidney infections
- Kidney cancer
- Cyst(s) in the kidney
- Nephrotic syndrome
- Nemolytic uremic syndrome
- Renal artery stenosis
- Kidney failure (acute or chronic both)
- Kidney stones- a urologist may also treat this
- Kidney inflammation (that might be due to glomerulonephritis or interstitial nephritis)
Procedures Performed
A nephrologist performs a variety of test and procedures as well as examines and interprets their result, some of the major ones being:
- Blood tests
- Urine tests
- Urinalysis
- Creatinine clearance
- Kidney biopsies
- Kidney transplants
- Kidneys imaging tests- such as ultrasounds, CT scans, or X-rays
- Kidney dialysis, including placement of the dialysis catheter
