Nephrology

The Nephrology Department specializes in the diagnosis and management of renal and urological conditions, working closely with the hospital’s Hemodialysis Center to provide comprehensive care across the entire continuum—ranging from prevention and medical conservative therapy to renal replacement therapies. The department addresses a wide spectrum of kidney diseases, including acute and chronic glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome, IgA nephropathy, diabetic nephropathy, hypertensive renal damage, lupus nephritis, urinary tract infections, acute kidney injury, and chronic renal failure. It also manages various renal-related abnormalities, such as proteinuria, hematuria, edema, foamy urine, and abnormal renal function. The department offers a full range of diagnostic tests, including urinalysis, urine microalbumin, renal function assessments, and renal ultrasonography, to identify the underlying causes and extent of kidney damage and to distinguish between primary renal disorders and secondary renal involvement resulting from chronic conditions like hypertension or diabetes.

For patients with early-stage kidney disease, the department focuses on addressing underlying causes, controlling blood pressure and blood glucose, and optimizing dietary management to slow the decline in renal function and preserve residual kidney function as much as possible. For patients who have progressed to uremia, the department ensures seamless coordination with the hospital’s hemodialysis center, offering a range of extracorporeal therapies—including hemodialysis, hemofiltration, hemoperfusion, and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)—while implementing standardized long-term management to mitigate dialysis‑related complications such as anemia and calcium–phosphorus metabolism disorders, thereby improving patients’ quality of life. In addition, the department is equipped to manage critically ill patients requiring temporary extracorporeal support for conditions like drug toxicity or multiorgan injury. The department places great emphasis on the long-term follow-up of chronic kidney disease, maintaining comprehensive patient records and conducting regular assessments of renal function and relevant biomarkers to dynamically adjust treatment plans. It also engages in public education, raising awareness about kidney health and encouraging routine screening of renal function to prevent the inappropriate use of nephrotoxic medications. If proteinuria or hematuria is detected during screening, or if symptoms such as periorbital and lower‑extremity edema, foamy urine, nocturnal polyuria, or unexplained fatigue and nausea develop, patients are advised to seek prompt evaluation by a nephrologist to rule out kidney damage.