Nephrology

The department of nephrology specializes in the care and treatment of systemic conditions that affect the kidneys, such as diabetes and autoimmune disease; and systemic diseases that occur as a result of kidney disease, such as renal osteodystrophy and hypertension. Kidney problems can have significant impact on quality and length of life, and so psychological support, health education and advanced care planning play key roles in nephrology. The scope of the department also includes kidney and transplant kidney biopsy, dialysis access insertion (temporary vascular access lines, tunnelled vascular access lines, peritoneal dialysis access lines), fistula management (angiographic or surgical fistulogram and plasty), The department also caters sub-specialisations in dialysis, structural kidney diseases (uro-nephrology), procedural nephrology or other non-nephrology areas.