Pediatric Nephrology
Pediatric Nephrology is a treatment for children and young people with acute and general kidney disease, involving kidney transplant and provision of dialysis.
What Do Pediatric Nephrologists Do?
Pediatric Nephrologists diagnose, treat, and manage multiple conditions influencing the kidney and urinary tract, high blood pressure, inherited kidney diseases, kidney stones, kidney failure, urinary tract diseases, and irregularities in the urine, like protein and blood. They also know how to assess and treat development and growth issues mainly related to kidney disease.
When To See a Pediatric Nephrologist?
When you get the following signs in your child, you must see the Pediatric Nephrologist:
Backache in the middle (right below the ribcage)
Face and Ankles swollen
Dark urine
Urination happens repeatedly.
Eyes get swollen
What Are The Disorders Treated By the Pediatric Nephrologists?
Kidney failure
Kidney stones
Hemolytic uremic syndrome
Renal artery stenosis
Kidney infections
Kidney cancer
Polycystic kidney disease
End-stage kidney disease
Urinary tract infections
Blood in urine
Protein in urine
Proteinuria
Acquired kidney diseases
Nephrotic syndrome
What To Expect From Pediatric Nephrologist?
A precise and fast diagnosis is necessary to develop an efficient treatment strategy for children with life-threatening neurologic disorders. A Pediatric Nephrologist diagnoses and decides which treatment is better for the child’s condition. Pediatric Nephrologist provides extensive services in diagnosing any kidney issue and resolving the cause.
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