Nephrology

Renal Diseases

“Prevention is better than cure”- for any diagnosis to be carried out understanding the disease is a must.  There are many diseases in nephrology out of which some are very common and widespread.  Awareness on how these diseases are caused and curing is important. Some of the most common diseases are kidney stones and glomerulonephritis.  Kidney stones are hard deposits made of minerals and salt that form inside the kidneys. Kidney stones have many causes and can affect any part of your urinary tract from the kidneys to the bladder. Often, stones form when the urine becomes concentrated, allowing minerals to crystallize and stick together. Glomerulonephritis is the injury of glomeruli, which is the part that filters blood. When the kidney is damaged, extra waste and fluids cannot be removed from the body. If this continues kidney may eventually stop working, resulting in kidney failure. Surveys have found that African Americans in their late teens are more to develop kidney failure, as well as diseases that cause damage to the tiny blood vessels in the kidney. Boys are more likely than girls to develop kidney failure from birth defects, hereditary diseases and Polycystic kidney disease