Enhancing Kidney Health and Improving Quality of Life
Your kidneys remove waste from your bloodstream and regulate your blood pressure. When problems keep your kidneys from working like they should, Virtua nephrologists (kidney specialists) provide the diagnosis and treatment you need.
Our board-certified nephrologists provide comprehensive care for all stages of kidney disease, including transplant. Through our partnership with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, we also handle the special needs of children and adolescents with kidney disorders.
Kidney disorders treated include:
- Chronic kidney disease (CKD)
- Kidney failure (also called end-stage renal disease)
- Kidney cancer
- Kidney injury
- Pregnancy-related kidney problems
- Kidney stones
- High blood pressure
- Congenital kidney abnormalities (kidney problems that occur at birth)
Services provided to diagnose and treat your kidney condition include:
- Biopsy
- Renal ultrasound
- Computerized tomography (CT) to provide detailed images of the inner structures of your kidneys
- Blood and urine tests
- Kidney function monitoring
- Medication to lower your blood pressure and cholesterol levels
- Medication to relieve swelling
- Diet modification
- Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis to filter waste from your blood
- Kidney transplant
Early recognition and intervention are essential to slowing the progress of kidney disease, maintaining quality of life, and improving long-term prognosis.
Coordinated Kidney Care by Virtua Advanced Transplant & Organ Health
Our goal is to provide complete and comprehensive kidney care at any stage of kidney disease, right here in South Jersey. As part of Virtua Advanced Transplant & Organ Health, our team of kidney specialists and surgeons are built to do just that.
It starts by taking a patient-centric approach, aligning our services and specialties around your unique needs. With this expert coordination of care, we’re better equipped than ever to evaluate, diagnose, and successfully treat these serious kidney conditions.
That means effective treatment plans to manage symptoms and slow progression, and provide more advanced care like dialysis and transplant if necessary – all to best improve your quality of life.
