17^th Nephrology,Renal Medicine & Renal Care

Paediatric Nephrology

The Division of Paediatric Nephrology specializes within the prognosis and control of children with a variety of acute and continual kidney-related problems. The division evaluates and treats high blood pressure, Haematuria, Proteinuria, Renal tubular acidosis, Nephrolithiasis, Glomerulonephritis and kidney failure Most of the paediatric kidney diseases are congenital, some of them familial with a unique heredity. The “Renal Mitochondrial Cytopathies” are a group of uncommon sicknesses which are characterized by way of frequent multi-systemic involvement and severe variability of phenotype, consisting of renal involvement. Neonatal Bartter syndrome is seen between 24 and 30 weeks of gestation which is a unprecedented inherited illness within the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henley. It is characterized by low potassium stages, accelerated blood pH (alkalosis), and regular to low blood stress. In the paediatric and neonatal intensive care gadgets Acute kidney damage (AKI) is a common problem wherein Renal replacement therapy (RRT) is frequently implemented in kids in whom the supportive remedy isn't to the mark to the touch the metabolic needs. Haematuria & Proteinuria are the most generally determined paediatric problems. Treatment alternatives can vary widely relying on your child’s level of sickness. Some kidney problems may also require diet changes, medicinal drug, or surgical operation to correct an anatomical defect, whilst others may require long-time period dialysis or a kidney transplant.