Dr Kiran Kumar Mukku, MD DM 14 April 2021 Stones not precious enough to cherish!! Kidney stones are one of the most common kidney problems with which the patients approach a Nephrologist. Kidney stones are particularly common in the summer months because of the fact that people get dehydrated which in turn predisposes to stone […]
Understanding COVID 19
Dr Kiran Kumar Mukku MD DM Hyderabad – 22 July 2020 What is COVID 19 ? COVID 19 derives its name from the disease caused by the virus named ‘Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome – Corona virus -2 (SARS- CoV 2) ‘which started in the year 2019. Corona viruses are commonly found in humans, dogs, cats […]
Dialysis in COVID times
Dialysis in patients with End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) is life saving or life sustaining medical procedure. Dialysis can be Henodialysis – HD ( blood dialysis) or peritoneal dialysis ( water or home dialysis). The patients on HD need to undergo dialysis at least thrice a week for 4 hours. Ninety nine percent of HD […]
