Best Doctors for Kidney Diseases Treatment in Hyderabad

Kidney disease can easily go unnoticed, i.e., you may not experience any symptoms until the kidneys lose up to 90 % of their functionality. Some of the generalized symptoms of kidney disease include :

• Fatigue
• Trouble sleeping
• poor appetite
• Muscle cramping
• Ammonia breath or Metallic taste in the mouth
• Swollen feet and ankles
• Puffiness around the eyes 
• Dry and scaly skin
• Frequent urination, particularly late at night

The following are some of the commonly encountered kidney diseases :

• Chronic kidney disease: The most common form of a kidney disease. It is a long-term condition that does not improve over time.
• Kidney stones or renal calculi: This is another common kidney problem that occurs when the blood crystallizes in the kidneys, forming solid masses 
• Glomerulonephritis: As the name suggests, this condition refers to the inflammation of the glomeruli
• Polycystic kidney disease: This is a genetic disorder in which cysts are formed in the kidneys.
• Urinary Tract Infections: Bacterial infections that are caused in any part of the urinary system.

kidney specialists classified chronic kidney disease into five different types depending on their level of kidney function, or eGFR, and the amount of protein present in the urine.

• Stage 1: Kidney damage with normal or increased GFR (>90 mL/min/1.73 m 2)
• Stage 2: Mild reduction in GFR (60-89 mL/min/1.73 m 2)
• Stage 3a: Moderate reduction in GFR (45-59 mL/min/1.73 m 2)
• Stage 3b: Moderate reduction in GFR (30-44 mL/min/1.73 m 2)
• Stage 4: Severe reduction in GFR (15-29 mL/min/1.73 m 2)
• Stage 5: Kidney failure (GFR < 15 mL/min/1.73 m 2 or dialysis)