Kidney Total Care - Dr. B.K. Upadhyay

Nephrologists or a kidney doctors are searched in the hour of kidney crisis. The kidney is a paired organ that is bean-shaped and is as big as our fist. The kidney filters the blood and removes wastes, controls the body's fluid balance, and keeps the right levels of electrolytes. Blood moves through the kidney, waste gets removed, and salt, water, and minerals are adjusted if needed. The filtered blood goes back into the body. Waste gets turned into the urine, which gets collected in the kidney's pelvis - a funnel-shaped structure that drains down a tube called the ureter to the bladder. Now, this is how the Kidney works and everything is perfectly fine until the kidney functions smoothly. The problem arises when it doesn’t work?  Finding the best doctor for kidney in Faridabad is a hustle then, however, the process can be made easier by finding a doctor with the following qualities: 1. Word of mouth – This is one way that has been used for ages of finding out from people who...

Physicians are generally the ones who primarily diagnose an individual with its ailment if any. There are specialists for different diseases. For instance, a nephrologist means an expert in diagnosing and treating kidney conditions. It could be a metabolic disorder or high blood pressure.  How do nephrologists start the treatment?  Basically, the role of a nephrologist is to check the kidney and its functioning. Status and stage of disease if any would be determined through test only. A nephrologist if detects the need for dialysis or transplant will discuss its details with the patient or refer the patient to a transplant center. Medical history and a complete check-up are what the nephrologist would first want from the patient. Blood and urine will be checked in the laboratory to know to see if the kidneys are functioning well.  There’s also an ultrasound that is often asked from a patient to know details about the kidney and its functioning. A biopsy is conducted in a ...

Kidney, a pair of bean-shaped organs works as a filter in the human body. It flushes out waste and toxins out of the blood. This helps in the purification of blood flowing in the veins. The kidney is made up of nephrons. These nephrons build a network that excretes waste and excess water content. Waste can include an excess of Phosphorus, Sodium, Fluid, Creatinine, Urea, etc. What does Kidney do? The kidney is useful and part many internal processes of a human body: 1. Waste Removal 2. Excess Fluid removal 3. Maintains blood pressure 4. Builds red blood cells With all that kidney does in a healthy body, it makes kidney undauntedly important. Kidneys filter 45 gallons of blood to remove the waste products mixed in the blood. Waste if not excreted can cause toxins and damage tissues and organs. What happens after kidney failure? When the kidneys stop working the waste materials are not flushed out. They keep accumulating in the body and increase the blood pressure to an abnormal level. T...

First, let us understand what do kidneys do? Kidneys are 2 bean-shaped organs on either side of the spine, below your ribs and behind your belly. Each kidney is as big as our first approx. 4 or 5 inches big. The kidneys filter blood and remove waste. They are an important component of the urinary tract connected through 2 ureters to the bladder, which stores urine. Urine is the waste excluded by kidneys; it consists of acid produced by the cells, water, salts, and minerals like Calcium, Sodium, Phosphorus and Potassium. There are few common believes about kidney disease, not all of them are true.  Let's discuss what’s true and whatnot.  1. They say the frequency of urine indicates the health of your kidney. It has little to do with frequency and output. In the certain disease of the kidney, the output may fall. But alone the decreased output should not be regarded as an indicator of kidney’s health as even normal output and frequency may not excrete waste properly. Dialysis th...

Basically, a healthy kidney removes waste from the blood. They also flush fluid from the body. Now, waste means the excess of chemicals, minerals, elements, mainly acquired through our diet. Waste can also include the excess of Phosphorus, Sodium, Fluids, Creatinine, Urea etc. One can reduce waste build-up by controlling diet constituting both solids and liquid. If not taken care of, this can make one sick between the dialysis. Diet hence forms an important part of treatment for patients undergoing kidney dialysis. For a patient under kidney dialysis following things matter the most: -  1) Right kind and amount of diet.  2) Medicines on time.  3) Dialysis as prescribed. Between dialysis sessions, certain types of diet if taken can cause wastes to build up quickly. A kidney treatment session may not be able to remove all that extra build-up.  Dietary control of fluids Kidney dialysis removes extra fluid from the body. But it has a limit and hence between the dialysis,...

Do you find it painful to urinate? Did you notice blood in your urine? Do you often feel pain in your sides? If yes, this is the high time to visit and see a doctor. But which type of doctor should you consult with? These are types of problems where you need to consult a specialist. But when it comes to kidney and urinary problems, there are two types of specialists: nephrologists and urologists. Doesn't it seem that now the things have got more confusing? Don't worry, we will simplify it for you. Check the difference between nephrologists and urologists and decide whom you need to visit to get the right treatment for your problem. Nephrologist Nephrology is basically a subspecialty of medicine where the expert only deals with kidney diseases. Nephrologists in Faridabad mainly focus on diagnosing and treating diseases that affect the functionality of your kidneys. Major services offered by a nephrologist include: Blood pressure monitoring Checking fluid and electrolyte balance ...

In simple words, kidney disease occurs when the kidneys of the patients become incapable of filter toxins from his or her blood. It happens due to the damaged kidneys because of several reasons that include high blood pressure and high diabetes as well. The damaging of the kidneys has a direct impact on the quality of life of the patients. In many cases, it can be life threatening as well. If the kidney diseases prolong, it can lead to kidney failure too, which eventually requires patients to have either dialysis or kidney transplant. A lot of people are not even aware of the symptoms of kidney failure and thus, invite more problems to their existing health condition. Therefore, we would like to share with you a few common symptoms of kidney failure here. Common Symptoms of Kidney Failure Urination Pattern One of the main signs of kidney failure is the changes in the pattern of the urination. If you are having a kidney failure disease, it can affect your urination pattern. You may eith...