Once the kidneys fail, the best treatment is kidney transplantation. In Austin, the kidney transplant surgeries have been performed at St David’s North Austin Medical Center for the last 25 years and now at Dell medical Center…
Read MoreAcute Kidney Injury (AKI) is a sudden or rapid decline in kidney function or GFR. It can range from asymptomatic state with lab showing rise in creatinine, to a critically ill person in ICU requiring dialysis (as…
Read MoreChronic Kidney Disease refers to a scenario where kidney function has declined and the decline is sustained. Kidney function is synonymous with GFR (Glomerular Filteration Rate, expressed in ml/min). CKD is associated with signs of kidney damage.…
Read MoreImmunity is our body’s ability to fight infections and cancer forming cells. Sometimes the body is unable to regulate immunity and cells called lymphocytes and protein molecules called antibodies may form against own tissue which can cause…
Read MoreHypertension Hypertension or high blood pressure (BP) is condition where BP is higher than 120/80. In some health conditions like diabetes and coronary artery disease, the recommendation to have BP even lower than that. Lifestyle modification is…
Read MoreSarika Deshmukh MD Medical School: Pune University, India Residency: Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY Fellowship: Geriatrics: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY Nephrology: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR Professional Experience: Clinical faculty: Division of Nephrology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI Assistant Professor: Division of Nephrology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA