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  • Acute Kidney Injury Treatment

    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 be a result of reduction in blood flow to the kidney, an abnormality sustained within the kidney, or an obstruction within the urinary tract. Symptoms include fatigue, fluid retention, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting. However, often times the patient does not experience symptoms, which can make it difficult to detect Acute Kidney Injury. For this reason, routine blood tests often include the blood test (creatinine) that tests for kidney injury.

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  • African-Americans with CKD

    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 likely to suffer from CKD than Caucasians.

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  • Chronic Kidney Disease

    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 (CKD) is a gradual, progressive condition in which the kidneys suffer damage over time and lose their ability to perform their proper functions..

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  • Clinical Research

    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 most advanced forms of therapy outside of commercially practiced medicine. Historically, access to clinical trials was limited to large Universities. Today- FKP is proud to be a recognized clinical research center, offering open access to our local communities.

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  • Dialysis Care

    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, confusion, muscle cramping, tremors, loss of appetite, weight loss, and itchiness. You and your nephrologist should collaborate in making the decision of when to start dialysis.

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  • High Blood Pressure

    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 Physicians in Hillsborough County, Florida, specialize in treating hypertension to prevent or slow the progression of kidney damage.

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  • Kidney Stones Treatment

    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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  • Kidney Transplant

    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 of filtering waste products and excess fluids from the blood.

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  • Potassium Disorders

    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 be sent to the brain, muscles, and heart without short-circuiting. Electrolyte imbalances may be caused by an underlying systemic disease.

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  • Protein in Urine

    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 the blood. Kidneys receive blood through the renal arteries.

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  • Telehealth

    Telehealth

    A variety of telehealth tools are available to help you manage your health care and receive the services you need.

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