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🫘 Nephrology
Specialist Care for the Kidneys, Blood Pressure, Dialysis Support, and Long-Term Kidney Health
At UNTH Clinics, our Nephrology Clinic provides specialist evaluation and care for conditions affecting the kidneys, blood pressure, fluid balance, electrolytes, urine abnormalities, and long-term kidney function.
The clinic supports patients with kidney disease, abnormal kidney test results, swelling of the legs or face, high blood pressure, diabetes-related kidney concerns, blood or protein in urine, recurrent urinary abnormalities, and patients who require kidney-related follow-up or dialysis support.
What Is Nephrology?
Nephrology is the branch of medicine focused on the kidneys and their role in filtering blood, removing waste, balancing fluids, controlling blood pressure, and maintaining important body chemicals.
A nephrologist evaluates kidney function, identifies causes of kidney problems, manages chronic kidney disease, monitors patients at risk of kidney failure, and coordinates dialysis or specialist care where required.
Core Services
Our Nephrology Clinic provides:
- Specialist kidney consultation
- Kidney function assessment
- Chronic kidney disease evaluation and follow-up
- Blood pressure and kidney-risk management
- Diabetes-related kidney assessment
- Protein or blood in urine evaluation
- Swelling of the legs, face, or body assessment
- Electrolyte and fluid-balance review
- Medication review for kidney safety
- Pre-dialysis assessment and counselling
- Dialysis-related review and coordination where applicable
- Post-hospital kidney care follow-up
- Referral coordination for advanced kidney investigations or specialist procedures where required
Conditions We Manage
We assess and manage or coordinate care for kidney-related conditions such as:
- Chronic kidney disease
- Acute kidney injury follow-up
- Diabetic kidney disease
- Hypertension-related kidney disease
- Difficult-to-control blood pressure
- Protein in urine
- Blood in urine
- Reduced urine output
- Excessive swelling of the legs or face
- Abnormal creatinine or urea results
- Electrolyte abnormalities
- Kidney-related anaemia concerns
- Recurrent kidney-related abnormalities
- Kidney complications from medications
- Kidney disease in patients with heart disease or diabetes
- Pre-dialysis and dialysis-related concerns
- Kidney stone-related kidney function concerns, where indicated
- Suspected glomerular disease requiring further evaluation
Patients with severe breathlessness, confusion, very low urine output, severe weakness, uncontrolled blood pressure, or suspected kidney emergency may require urgent care.
When to See a Nephrologist
You should visit the Nephrology Clinic if you have:
- Abnormal kidney function test results
- High creatinine or urea
- Persistent protein or blood in urine
- Swelling of the feet, legs, face, or body
- Reduced urine output
- Long-standing diabetes or hypertension
- Difficult-to-control blood pressure
- Recurrent abnormal electrolyte results
- Kidney disease already diagnosed
- Need for dialysis-related review
- Family history of kidney disease
- History of repeated use of medications that may affect the kidneys
- Kidney-related complications after hospital admission
- Need for specialist advice before or after dialysis planning
Early kidney assessment can slow disease progression and reduce complications.
Nephrology Tests and Examinations
Depending on your symptoms, your doctor may recommend:
- Detailed medical history and physical examination
- Blood pressure check
- Weight and fluid-status assessment
- Urinalysis
- Urine protein test
- Urine microscopy, culture, and sensitivity where indicated
- Serum creatinine and urea
- Estimated glomerular filtration rate
- Electrolyte test
- Full blood count
- Blood sugar and HbA1c where diabetes is suspected or known
- Lipid profile where cardiovascular risk assessment is needed
- Calcium, phosphate, and other mineral-bone tests where indicated
- Kidney ultrasound referral where required
- ECG or cardiac assessment where kidney disease affects cardiovascular risk
- Additional specialist tests where clinically necessary
These tests help assess kidney function, identify possible causes, and guide treatment or referral.
Basic Equipment and Support Available
Our Nephrology Clinic is supported by essential clinical tools and hospital-based diagnostic support, including:
- Examination couch
- Blood pressure monitor
- Stethoscope
- Weighing scale
- Pulse oximeter
- Urine sample collection support
- Laboratory support
- Pharmacy support
- Ultrasound referral pathway
- ECG access where indicated
- Dialysis support pathway where applicable
- Emergency response support
- EMR-based clinical documentation and follow-up support
Where advanced nephrology investigations, kidney biopsy, vascular access procedures, transplant evaluation, or specialised inpatient care are required, patients may be referred or co-managed through appropriate specialist pathways.
Treatments and Care Pathways
Our nephrology team may provide or coordinate:
- Blood pressure control for kidney protection
- Diabetes-related kidney risk management
- Chronic kidney disease monitoring
- Medication review to reduce kidney harm
- Fluid and salt intake guidance
- Electrolyte abnormality management
- Anaemia and bone-mineral risk assessment pathway
- Pre-dialysis counselling and planning
- Dialysis-related coordination where required
- Follow-up after acute kidney injury
- Referral for advanced kidney care where needed
- Patient education on kidney protection and long-term monitoring
Patients with kidney disease often require regular follow-up, laboratory monitoring, medication adjustment, diet guidance, and coordinated care with other departments.
Why Choose UNTH Clinics?
At UNTH Clinics, we provide structured nephrology care focused on early detection, kidney protection, safe medication use, organised follow-up, and prevention of avoidable complications.
Patients with diabetes, hypertension, abnormal kidney tests, swelling, dialysis needs, or complex medical conditions benefit from our integrated hospital environment, laboratory support, pharmacy access, clinical documentation, and specialist referral coordination.
What to Expect During Your Visit
Your visit may include:
- Registration and medical history review
- Discussion of symptoms, medications, urine changes, diabetes, blood pressure, and previous kidney results
- Blood pressure, weight, and basic clinical checks
- Physical examination
- Review of previous laboratory or scan results
- Recommended tests where needed
- Diagnosis or kidney-risk assessment
- Treatment plan, medication review, referral, or follow-up schedule
Please come with your current medications, blood pressure records if available, previous kidney function results, urine test results, ultrasound reports, discharge summaries, and dialysis-related records if applicable.
Book a Nephrology Appointment
Kidney disease is often easier to manage when detected early and followed up properly.
To book an appointment with the Nephrology Clinic at UNTH Clinics, contact our front desk, visit the hospital, or use our available appointment channels.
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