Nephrology

Nephrology is the diagnosis and treatment of kidney diseases. The Nephrology department at Medical Consultants is available for consultation in the diagnosis and treatment of the following conditions:

• Acute renal failure - a sudden loss of renal function
• Chronic kidney disease, declining renal function
• Hematuria - blood loss in the urine
• Proteinuria - the loss of protein especially albumin in the urine
• Kidney stones, usually only recurrent stone formers
• Chronic or recurrent urinary tract infections
• Hypertension that has failed to respond to multiple forms of anti-hypertensive medications or could have a secondary cause
• Electrolyte disorders or acid/base imbalance