Nephrology in Kharkov

The kidneys filter blood from metabolic products and toxins. The organ communicates with the ureters, bladder and urethra. Together they form the urinary system.

Kidney diseases can cause edema, water and electrolyte imbalance acid-alkaline imbalance, arterial hypertension, accumulation of decay products in blood and intoxication of the body.

In severe cases, pathologies of the urinary system can cause the following:

uremic coma;
cerebral and pulmanory edema;
mental disorders;
death.

These conditions should be treated immediately. But where to find good nephrologist?

A competent doctor can be found in nephrology department in Kharkiv. For diagnosis, doctors use ultrasound examination, urography, computed tomography, angiography, dopplerography and general clinical examination methods.

What is nephrologist?

Nephrologist is a doctor dealing with diagnosis, treatment and prevention of kidney disease. This is a narrow-profile specialist who treats with non-operative methods: drugs and diet.

“ON Clinic Kharkiv” nephrology department starts visit with the interview – a medical history intake. The doctor must understand the general picture of the disease: when and how did the symptoms of kidney disease appear, what it can be associated with, what was the body temperature, how many times patient went to the toilet, whether there were any swellings of soft tissues. After the interview, the nephrologist examines patient and prescribes diagnostic methods. When doctor receives diagnostic results, he prescribes therapy.

Treatment of kidneys

Doctors of nephrology department in Kharkiv treat the following diseases:

chronic and acute pyelonephritis;
cystitis in women, after visiting a urologist;
glomerulonephritis;
chronic renal failure;
hypertension;
hypertensive nephropathy;
kidney pathology during pregnancy;
diabetes with kidney damage.

Treatment management depends on the disease: doctor may prescribe antibiotics, diuretics, glucocorticoids, cytostatics, detoxification therapy, vitamins and antioxidants.

In order to avoid serious complications and cure kidney pathology in time, make an appointment with nephrologist at medical center “ON Clinic Kharkiv”: leave online application or call the phone number specified on the website.