Description

Nephrology

Nephrology is the branch of medicine concerned with the examination of kidney function and disease,
treatment of kidney disease and the provision of dialysis and kidney
transplantation. Common diseases in this field include renal failure,
nephritis, inflammation or infections of the kidney, polycystic kidney disease,
and high blood pressure. Surgical procedures are carried out by the department
of urology; urology is the field concerned with kidney stones, kidney tumors
and urinary tract obstruction.

Yeditepe University Healthcare Institutions’ Nephrology
and Hypertension Polyclinic specializes in the prevention, diagnosis and
treatment of kidney disease. Our hospital uses advanced technology and
equipment for in-patient and out-patient treatment of such problems as
hypertension, nephritis, chronic kidney disease, acute renal failure, urinary
bleeding, urinary protein loss, and cystic kidney diseases.

Hypertension: Hypertension (high blood pressure) is the most common chronic disease in adults. There are
about 1.5 billion people suffering from high blood pressure throughout the
world. Two values are examined in the measurement of blood pressure: systolic
(the top number) and diastolic (the bottom number). If either is higher than
normal, this is recognized as high blood pressure. In the United States, about
76.4 million people age 20 and older have high blood pressure; worldwide,
elevated blood pressure is estimated to cause 7.5 million deaths, about 12.8%
of the total of all deaths. This accounts for 57 million disability adjusted
life years (DALYS) or 3.7% of total DALYS. Research in Turkey in 2012 showed
that 3 out of 10 people suffered from high blood pressure, yet 45% of them were
unaware of the condition and only 29% were receiving adequate treatment to keep
the condition under control.

Chronic kidney disease: known as a “sly” disease that
creeps up without making itself known, early stage diagnosis of kidney disease
is difficult.

Acute renal failure: temporary disruption of all kidney
functions occurs, in particular its filtration function. As the filtration
function declines, waste products such as urea and creatinine accumulate in the
body.

Nephritis: a non-infectious inflammatory kidney disease. A kidney biopsy may be required for
a definitive diagnosis.

Urinary bleeding: this can be detected with a visual or
microscopic examination. Nephrological or urological disease can cause bleeding
in urine.

Urinary protein loss: this is often detected by chance during
routine urine testing, but it is often the indication of a serious kidney
disorder.

Urinary tract infection: these are germ-related diseases of the
kidneys and urinary tract. Examples include pyelonephritis and cystitis.

Edema: the accumulation of water in the body – a commonly found problem. It is often
evidenced in swelling of the legs, hands and around the eyelids.

Cystic kidney diseases: these are fluid-filled sacs within the
kidney. Their frequency increases with age.

Polycystic kidney disease: a hereditary cystic disease. It can lead
to hypertension, urinary bleeding or kidney failure.

Amyloidosis: the protein called Amyloid accumulates in organs such as the kidney, heart and
liver. It is generally caused by diseases such as Familial Mediterranean Fever
(FMF) or chronic bronchitis.

Hypertension

At our clinic, the causes of hypertension are
investigated with high-tech equipment, and damage to the body by hypertension
is regulated through detection and treatment using all the possibilities of
modern medicine.

Blood pressure measurement

Causes of Hypertension

Hypertension unrelated to another disease

Treatment of Hypertension

Pregnancy and hypertension

Resistant hypertension

Contraction-related renal vascular hypertension

Hypertension in young people

Severe hypertension

My blood pressure is constantly changing

Occasional blood pressure is rising

Start a new hypertension

New hypertension identified

Hypertension and salt

Blood pressure monitoring form

Diabetes and high blood pressure

White coat hypertension

Renal Hypertension