NEPHROLOGY, DIALYSIS, HYPERTENSION, AND TRANSPLANT SERVICES
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Glomerulonephritis Center of Excellence
GLOMERULONEPHRITIS Why choose the Florida Kidney Physicians Glomerulonephritis Center of Excellence? Because FKP has dedicated experts that specialize in Glomerulonephritis.Dr. Marc Richards, the Head…
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Telehealth
A variety of telehealth tools are available to help you manage your health care and receive the services you need. Are you taking advantage…
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Acute Kidney Injury Treatment
Acute Kidney Injury is the loss of kidney function over a short period of time (less than 48 hours). The decrease in function could…
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High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure, or hypertension, is the most common cardiovascular disease, and a major risk factor for kidney disease. The nephrologists at Florida Kidney…
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Chronic Kidney Disease
Healthy kidneys work to filter waste products and excess fluids from the blood and flush them from the body in urine. Chronic kidney disease…
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Dialysis Care
Dialysis is recommended when your kidney function declines to 15% or less, or when you are experiencing persistent symptoms such as fatigue, excessive sleepiness, nausea/vomiting,…
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Kidney Transplant
A kidney transplant is an operation in which a person with kidney failure receives a new kidney. The new kidney takes over the work…
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Kidney Stones Treatment
There are five different chemical types of kidney stones. We can prescribe a 24-hour urinalysis to determine the type based on chemical composition.
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Potassium Disorders
Normal kidney function keeps your level of electrolytes (sodium, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, and chloride) within a healthy range. This allows electrical impulses to…
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Blood in Urine (Hematuria)
Blood in the urine or hematuria may be visible by sight or only visible under a microscope.
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Protein in Urine
Significantly high levels of protein in urine are always a sign of kidney disease. The kidneys remove waste and excess water and salts from…
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Clinical Research
FKP now offers patients throughout the state of Florida access to Clinical Trials. The ability to host clinical trials allows FKP to offer the…
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African-Americans with CKD
African-Americans with Hypertensive CKD overview Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), the progressive loss of kidney function, disproportionally impacts African-Americans, which are three to four times more…