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Nephrology
Nephrology
Nephrology is kidney medicine and is a subspecialty of internal medicine. It is concerned with the diagnosis, treatment, and management of kidney functions and renal (kidney) replacement therapy, such as dialysis and kidney transplantation.
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Nephrologists treat systemic conditions affecting kidneys, such as diabetes and autoimmune disease, as well as hypertension (high blood pressure) and electrolyte disturbances.
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Nephrologists like those at Usha Prime hospital are experts in kidney care. Their training includes completion of medical school followed by a residency in internal medicine and then additional specialty training in nephrology.
Kidneys are incredibly complex organs and the finesse with which they adapt and cater to our day-to-day demands/needs is not only mind-boggling but just marvelous. It is this incredible complexity that always posed an intellectual challenge in my training years, and I decided to get formal training to understand it in a better way.
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I feel fortunate enough that not only has my training helped me understand these critical concepts in our bodily functions, but it has also given me ample tools that I am able to break them down and explain them to my patients in a language, which is easily understandable.
