Chronic kidney disease is quite common in Portugal and, if not diagnosed and treated early, it inevitably progresses to a terminal stage in which the only possible treatment is dialysis or a kidney transplant. In this area, Hospital da Luz Coimbra has now available a Nephrology consultation , ensured by the specialist Rui Alves. The major risk factors for developing kidney disease are: Diabetes (the warning signs being the existence of an ophthalmologic disease, microalbuminuria or any alteration in urine type 2); Uncontrolled hypertension or cardiac disease; Repeated urinary infections and renal colic. Did you know that: Only a small percentage of patients can have a kidney transplant? Once reached the terminal stage of the disease, patients need these dialytic techniques to survive, its suspension being practically impossible? These treatments have significant and inevitable impact on the quality of life of patients? According to data from the Portuguese Society of Nephrology, in 2018, over 13 thousand patients and 7 thousand kidney transplanted patients undertook dialysis, numbers that rise every year? Access to the Nephrology consultation at Hospital da Luz Coimbra can be obtained by doctor’s referral or direct appointment scheduling, using any of the channels available (app, site, reception desk or by phone: 239 096 900).
