Conditions a nephrologist treats

Nephrologists can work with you to help diagnose and treat the following conditions:

• blood or protein in urine
• chronic kidney disease
• kidney stones, although a urologist may also treat this
• kidney infections
• kidney swelling due to glomerulonephritis or interstitial nephritis
• kidney cancer
• polycystic kidney disease
• hemolytic uremic syndrome
• renal artery stenosis
• nephrotic syndrome
• end-stage kidney disease
• kidney failure, both acute and chronic

A nephrologist can also be involved when other factors cause kidney disease or dysfunction, including:

• high blood pressure
• diabetes
• heart disease
• autoimmune conditions, such as lupus
• medications