KIDNEY (NEPHROLOGY)
Overview
The kidneys are responsible for cleansing blood by removing
waste and excess fluids, maintaining the balance of salt and
minerals in the blood, and helping to regulate blood pressure.
Physicians who specialize in the kidneys are called
nephrologists.
At Beverly Hospital, our board-certified nephrologists provide
comprehensive consultative, diagnostic and treatment services for
individuals with a wide variety of kidney disorders. Among the
complex conditions they manage and treat are:
• Diabetic nephropathy, which occurs when the coverings of
nerves or blood vessels are damaged, causing them to stop
transmitting messages properly
• Essential hypertension, which is high blood pressure with no
apparent cause
• Secondary hypertension, which is high blood pressure caused
by another medical condition
• Renal artery stenosis, which is narrowing of one or both of
the blood vessels that lead to the kidneys and can cause high blood
pressure
• Glomerulonephritis, a type of kidney disease in which the
part of the kidneys that filter waste and fluids from the blood is
damaged
• Anemia, which is when your blood is not carrying enough
oxygen to the rest of your body
• Hematuria, which is blood in the urine
• Proteinuria, in which there is too much protein in the
urine
• Nephrolithiasis, or kidney stones
Individuals who have chronic kidney disease and require renal
replacement therapy such as hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis or
kidney transplantation also benefit from the expertise and
up-to-date information our nephrologists provide.
