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Consultants in Kidney Diseases
Nephrology & Hypertension Specialists located in Hamilton, NJ
Kidney disease causes a slow loss of function that could end with organ failure. Zak Maniya, MD, FACP, and the board-certified nephrologists at Consultants in Kidney Diseases in Hamilton, New Jersey, are experts in diagnosing and treating kidney disease. They offer the most advanced therapies and a holistic approach to care that delivers better results for patients with kidney disease. To find how you could benefit from their expertise, call Consultants in Kidney Diseases today or book an appointment online.
Kidney Disease Q & A
What is kidney disease?
Chronic kidney disease or chronic renal disease is a term for conditions where kidney function gradually declines. Kidneys perform a vital role in the body, removing fluids and waste products and ensuring appropriate levels of substances like sodium and potassium in your blood.
If you have kidney disease, waste products and excess fluid can rise to hazardous levels. You could develop unpleasant and dangerous complications, including:
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Anemia (low blood count)
- Weak bones
- Nerve damage
- Cardiovascular disease
These problems often take a long time to develop. In the meantime, your kidney function is continuing to deteriorate.
What causes kidney disease?
Chronic kidney disease can occur for numerous reasons, the most common being:
Diabetes
Diabetes is a chronic condition where your blood sugar levels are too high due to problems with the hormone insulin. Diabetes can affect numerous organs in your body, including your kidneys.
Hypertension
Hypertension (high blood pressure) is where the force of blood pumping through your arteries reaches a stage where it's damaging the blood vessels. Hypertension can cause chronic kidney disease or be a complication of chronic kidney disease.
Other conditions that can lead to kidney disease include:
- Glomerulonephritis (inflammation in the kidney's filtering units)
- Polycystic kidney disease
- Congenital malformations (abnormalities that develop in the womb)
- Lupus and other autoimmune disorders
- Kidney stones or tumors
- Enlarged prostate gland
- Repeated urinary infections
To diagnose kidney disease, your provider at Consultants in Kidney Diseases measures your blood pressure and orders a urine albumin test, a blood creatinine test, or both.
They can check how badly the disease is affecting your kidneys using the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) calculation. They might also order an ultrasound or CT imaging scan to look at your kidneys in more detail.
In a few cases, your provider might do a biopsy — extract a small piece of kidney for lab analysis to determine the type of kidney disease you have.
How is kidney disease treated?
Consultants in Kidney Diseases treats your kidney disease according to the cause of the problem and how it affects you.
Kidney damage is irreversible, but there are many ways to support your kidney function and slow down the rate at which the kidneys deteriorate. You can also benefit from treatments to manage the symptoms of kidney disease complications.
If you reach end-stage renal failure, you need to either undergo a kidney transplant or dialysis. Dialysis can prolong life when your kidneys no longer function well enough to keep you alive.
For expert diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease, call Consultants in Kidney Diseases today or book an appointment online.