Kidney

World Kidney Day is celebrated every year on the second Thursday of March to draw attention to the importance of this disease. Stating that chronic kidney disease is quite common, Istanbul Okan University Hospital Nephrology Specialist Assoc. Dr. Osman Şahin made important statements for the healthy functioning of kidney functions on the occasion of World Kidney Day.

The seriousness of the diseases associated with kidney diseases around the world necessitates increasing social awareness.

The World Health Organization recommends that the daily amount of salt that adults living in healthy and normal conditions should consume is 5 grams.

The incidence of kidney cancer, which is predominantly seen in men, has also increased in women.

Normally, 100-150 mg of protein per day is lost in the urine, some of which is albumin. The daily loss of albumin in the urine is below 30 …

Many patients encounter kidney disease as a result of a high creatinine value in a blood test they have done by chance, and they get …

FDA first approved a drug as an adjuvant therapy for kidney tumors. Sunitinib, one of the most important cornerstones in the treatment of …

What is Kidney Biopsy? In Which Situations? Kidney biopsy is the process of taking a small piece of kidney tissue with the help of a …

is a rare disease that causes inflammation of the blood vessels. It is one of the ANCA-related vasculitides. This inflammation restricts …

URINE TEST Kidney diseases often do not give any clinical findings. When they give clinical signs, it is often too late. “Whole urine …