Nephrology Articles

Dr. Vijay Kher is the Chairman of the Kidney and Urology Institute at Medanta – The Medicity, Gurgaon. He is one of the best nephrologists in the country and has treated many patients throughout his medical career. He shared his views with us on common kidney disorder. Let us have a look. Interview Questions on …

Dr. Yugal Kishore Mishra is a luminary in the medical discipline of preventive cardiology and surgery and needs no introduction. After an illustrious stint of close to 28 years in Escorts Heart Hospital, he ventured into a new work domain at state-of-the-art Manipal Hospitals (MH), Delhi, as it’s Clinical Services Director & Head of Cardiac Sciences about …

To heal and save people’s lives, Reliance hospital, Navi Mumbai was established. It is a super-specialty hospital that commits to delivering quality healthcare. This renowned hospital is equipped with the best medical technologies and patient-friendly facilities. This is a robust healthcare network that is accessible and affordable to every individual. To strengthen the healthcare system …

Kidney removal or nephrectomy is a major surgery that removes a part of the entire kidney. Donor nephrectomy removes a healthy kidney from a donor to be placed in another person whose both kidneys have failed (end-stage renal disease), a procedure known as kidney transplantation. Those considering donating one of their kidneys to a loved …

<p>Let’s play a game. Extend the fingers of your hands. Curl them inwards. Now tightly clench them into your palm. What you see now is a fist. Game over! Your kidneys are about the size of these fists you made. Tiny, right? But these tiny kidneys ...

<p>நீங்கள் நீண்டகால சிறுநீரக நோய் அறிகுறிகள் (kidney Failure symptoms in Tamil) தெரிந்தவுடன், நீங்கள் சிகிச்சை பெற மற்றும் உங்கள் சிறந்த உணர முடியும். சி.கே.டி அறிகுறிகள் நுட்பமானவை. சிலருக்கு எந்த அறிகுறிகளும் கிடையாது &#8211; அல்லது அவர்கள் நினை...

Times have changed and so has our lifestyles. We all live in a world, where each one is running a race of their own. The stress levels have gone up and life spans down. While we all have fair amount of knowledge about heart diseases and the importance of heart health, there is one organ …

Long before that trip to the hospital becomes an absolute necessity with a threatening illness, the body gives out a number of indications that it is not in the best of health. Pay attention to the following 10 signs of unhealthy body, to know if something is not right and control these symptoms from becoming a major …

There are times when you might have noticed that a person walking down the hallway has swollen ankles as big as their thigh. This not because they are overweight or because they have not been working out. This is because they have a problem of gout which is generally caused due to an increased level …

While sharing his views on ways to prevent kidney stones, an experienced Nephrologist in Gurgaon says Kidney stone prevention basically means preventing certain conditions that lead to the development of these chemical formations. When some chemicals become too concentrated in the urine, they unite together to form crystals which then grow into large masses called stones. Often, …

Kidneys are like the cleaning staff of your body. Their job is to process all the waste and send it out of the body from the bladder in the form of urine. Thankfully, all of us are blessed with two kidneys and in case there is a problem in the functioning of one, the other one …

According to an experienced Kidney Specialist in Mumbai, people who already have had experienced the troubling stones in their kidneys, it can happen more than once. If you have had it once, there is about 50% percent chance that it will happen again within 7 years, if you don’t take preventive measures. Hence, it is important to prevent …