Kidney Diseases

Kidney disease can develop silently and may first appear as abnormal creatinine, protein in the urine, swelling, recurrent urinary infections or difficult-to-control blood pressure. We evaluate acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, diabetic and hypertensive kidney disease, proteinuria, electrolyte disturbances, recurrent urinary tract infections and abnormal kidney-function reports. Care includes identifying reversible causes, reviewing medicines that may affect the kidneys and improving control of blood sugar and blood pressure. Monitoring is planned according to the stage and cause of kidney disease. Patients requiring advanced evaluation, procedures or renal-replacement planning are managed in coordination with a nephrologist.