Pediatric Nephrology and Hypertension Program
Services
The Pediatric Nephrology and Hypertension Program offers advanced care for children suffering from acute or chronic kidney disorders. An extensive range of highly specialized services is available, including:
- Percutaneous renal biopsy
- Inpatient and outpatient dialysis (hemodialysis), or training for overnight at-home dialysis (peritoneal dialysis)
- Continuous Veno-Venous Hemofiltration (CVVH)
- Continuous Veno-Venous Hemofiltration with Dialysis (CVVHD)
- Coordinated treatment plans that include your child’s pediatrician, as well as pediatric endocrinologists, pediatric urologists, child life specialists, social workers, dietitians and other medical professionals
- Monitoring and evaluation of your child’s overall health, growth and development
- Initial testing, preparation and referrals for kidney transplantation, along with postsurgical follow-up
- Referrals to a variety of community resources that can expand your knowledge of kidney disease and assist you in managing it
Conditions treated:
- Edema
- Electrolyte abnormalities
- Glomerulonephritis
- Hematuria
- Hemodialysis
- Hydronephrosis
- Hypercalciuria
- Hypernatremia
- Hyperpotassemia (also called hyperkalemia)
- Hypertension
- Hyponatremia
- Hypopotassemia (also called hypokalemia)
- Kidney biopsy
- Kidney stones
- Kidney transplant
- Lupus
- Metabolic bone disease, such as Paget’s disease of the bone, hyperparathyroidism and hypoparathyroidism
- Nephritis (various forms)
- Nephrotic syndrome
- Peritoneal dialysis
- Proteinuria
- Renal failure or renal insufficiency
- Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR)
- Voiding problems, i.e., difficulties with urination, such as urinary incontinence (in conjunction with our pediatric urology colleagues)
Because Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital is a facility of Memorial Healthcare System, our medical team has full access to the healthcare system’s technology and medical expertise.
For referral to a physician for your child, please call Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Physician Referral Service toll-free at (866) JDCH-DOC. We’re available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
