Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (SARS) – coronavirus 2 (cov-2) (corona meaning a crown). This virus has […] Read More
Category: Nephrology
Kidney transplant physicians and surgeons use proven innovations to successfully treat people with kidney failure and complications of diabetes and other diseases. They work with […] Read More
We don’t know how strong we are, until being strong is the only choice. What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are […] Read More
Deceased donor kidney transplantation (cadaver donor transplantation) is transplantation in which the source of an organ(s) is heart beating cadaver (brain dead person) getting treatment in a […] Read More
Hemodialysis (HD) is the process of cleansing the impurities in the blood of a patient having severe decline in kidney function with the help of artificial […] Read More
DM is broadly classified into type 1 and type 2 depending on its cause; in type 1 DM, the Islet cells in the pancreas, the […] Read More
Diabetes Mellitus (DM), the commonest form of diabetes can affect kidneys in several ways – it can predispose to urinary tract infection, it can cause […] Read More
Peritoneum is a thin, semipermeable membrane that forms the inner lining of abdominal cavity and keeps the stomach, intestines, liver and other organs in place. […] Read More
Solitary functioning kidney (SFK) may be due to congenital absence of the other kidney, significant disease in the opposite kidney or removal of one kidney […] Read More
Bloodstream infection in a patient having a central line (CL) anytime after day 2 of CL insertion and until a day after CL removal is […] Read More