How To Protect Your Kidney During Hot Summer
As a Laparoscopic Uro Surgeon, Renal Transplant Surgeon & with a decade of experience, I understand the importance of kidney health, especially during the challenging summer months. The kidneys are vital organs that filter waste from the blood, regulate fluid…
Kidneys: Structure and functioning
The kidneys are a pair of bean shaped organs that are located below the rib cage, one on each side of the spine. The right kidney is generally slightly lower than the left kidney to make space for liver. The…
Kidney Stones: Causes, Symptoms and Diagnosis
Urine consists of many dissolved minerals and salts. When urine has high levels of these minerals and salts, it forms stones. Kidney stones can start small but can grow larger in size. Some stones stay in kidneys, and do not…
TOP 10 KIDNEY TRANSPLANT CONCERNS ADDRESSED – FAQS
WHAT IS A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT? Your kidneys help remove wastes and any kind of extra fluid from your body along with working and eliminating the acid produced by the body’s cells and maintaining a healthy balance of various kinds of…
Everything you need to know about Kidney Transplant
WHAT IS A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT? Renal or a kidney transplant is the surgery performed to replace a diseased kidney with a healthy one from a donor. The replaced kidney can either be taken from a family member who may be…
Chronic Kidney Disease
Chronic Kidney Disease is also known as Chronic Kidney Failure. It involves the gradual loss of kidney function. Kidneys in the human body are responsible for filtering wastes produced from the blood and removing excess fluid. Chronic Kidney Disease may…
Who are Nephrologists and what do they do?
Nephrology is a subspecialty of medicine that focuses on treating diseases that affect the kidneys. As you already know, there are two kidneys located on either side of your spine, below the ribcage. They perform several important functions, such as…
Cardiac Treatments at Gujarat Superspeciality Hospital
Know About Cardiac Care Unit Cardiac care is a specialized hospital ward designed to offer treatment to patients with severe and critical heart issues. Those who withstand heart surgeries are positioned in the CCU as they heal. These wards are…
Our Latest Cath-lab Helps Increase Safety During Cardiac Procedures
Cath-lab also known as catheterization laboratory is a medical examination area that consist of diagnostic imaging equipments for the purpose of visualizing internal division of heart, such as arteries, chambers etc. The process of visualization is carried out in the…
Understanding the difference between Heart Attack and Cardiac Arrest
We have often heard people using the terms Cardiac arrest and Heart attack interchangeably, but they are not synonyms. A heart attack usually occurs when the blood flow to the heart is blocked, cardiac arrest occurs when the heart fails…