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Nephrology Section

Nephrology Section

 Nephrology is one of the different subspecialties in the section of internal medicine at the Specialty Hospital. The section has a multidisciplinary team devoted to patient care on the short and long terms. The team is composed of highly-qualified nephrologists, working in conjunction with pharmacists, nursing staff, nutritionists, and social workers.

The section provides a full range of services to ill patients with kidney disease, to help in the process of diagnosis and management. These services include:

  • Testing for matching in kidney recipients and donors.
  • Follow-up of patients after kidney transplantation.
  • Renal ultrasound, renal artery doppler ultrasound, and renal biopsies.
  • Different modalities of dialysis including hemodialysis, ultrafiltration, continuous renal replacement therapy
  • Hemodialysis sessions for the inpatients, ICU patients, patients with transplanted kidney, acute  kidney injury and chronic kidney disease
  • Plasma therapy
  • Single donor platelet preparation

Kidney diseases that are diagnosed and treated at the section:

  • Acid base imbalance and electrolytes disorders
  • Hypertension
  • Diabetic kidney disease
  • Acute kidney injury due to volume loss, obstructive uropathy, or toxins.
  • Urinary tract infection
  • Chronic renal failure
  • Nephrotic and nephritic syndromes
  • Renal stones
  • Prostate gland disease
  • Polycystic kidney disease

The nephrology section is also responsible for the care of patients attending the dialysis unit, which was inaugurated by Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah in 2000the unit has more than 20 dialysis machines with over 50 patients undergoing hemodialysis daily.

The section is also concerned with the comprehensive supervision of kidney transplant surgeries by a specialized team for kidney transplantation, with high success rates.

The nephrology sectionat the Specialty Hospital has thus become the first choice for patients from Jordan and all from neighboring Arab nations.

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