Welcome to Suncoast Medical Clinic’s Nephrology Department
Suncoast’s nephrology team provides comprehensive care for individuals with kidney disease, blood pressure disorders, and disorders of bone and mineral metabolism. Our nephrology team diagnoses and treats a wide range of disorders including:
- Acid-base problems
- Acquired kidney disorders
- Aldosteronism
- Anemia related to kidney disease
- Diabetic nephropathy
- Electrolyte disorders
- End-stage renal disease or kidney failure
- Glomerular disease
- Hypertension
- Hyperoxaluria and oxalosis
- Interstitial nephritis
- Kidney tumors and kidney cancer
- Kidney stones
- Lupus nephritis
- Metabolism disorders
- Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
- Nephrolithiasis
- Osteoporosis
- Polycystic kidney disease
- Urologic/kidney disorders
- Vasculitis
Suncoast’s Nephrology Department features a full spectrum of outpatient and inpatient kidney dialysis services including:
- Intermittent and chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
- Hemodialysis
- Continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration and hemodiafiltration
- Continuous veno-venous hemofiltration
- Charcoal hemoperfusion
- Slow continous ultrafiltration
Other specialized services offered by our nephrology team include:
- Comprehensive care for immunological kidney diseases
- Hypertension evaluation and treatment
- Kidney function evaluation
- Kidney stone management
- Renal biopsies
- Treatment of osteoporosis and bone diseases
- Treatment of acute renal failure