Nephrology and Renal Care

Diagnosis and treatment of kidneys

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Diagnosis or medical diagnosis is determining the condition based on the symptoms of a person. Medical history and physical examination information are typically collected from the person seeking medical care to find out the diagnosis. In kidney diagnosis, blood tests, age, gender, urine test to measure the levels of waste product called creatinine in the blood are tested. The treatments associated with kidney diseases include hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, biopsy, kidney transplantation, and conservative management which treat kidney failure without dialysis.

Related associations and societies: Canadian Society of Nephrology (CSN), Hong Kong Society of Nephrology (HKSN), Saudi Society of Nephrology and Transplantation (SSN&T), Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN), American Society of Transplantation (AST), International Society of Nephrology (ISN), American Society of Nephrology (ASN), UK Kidney Association (UKKA), Malaysian Society of Nephrology (MSN), National Kidney Foundation (NKF), California Dialysis Council (CDC), International Society for Hemodialysis (ISHD)