Melomed Renal Care offers a comprehensive 24-hour mobile acute dialysis service at both Melomed Gatesville and Melomed Mitchells Plain. Specialised nephrology trained nursing staff are on call 24 hours a day.
Kidney failure occurs when the kidneys cease functioning or the level of efficiency is less than 10%. Acute kidney failure may be temporary, but chronic kidney failure develops gradually over time and is not reversible.
The commonest causes of kidney failure are diabetes mellitus and hypertension, both of which are also independent risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. Other diseases that can damage the kidneys include IgA nephropathy, glomerulonephritis and lupus.
Acute renal failure (ARF), also known as acute kidney failure or acute kidney injury, is a rapid loss of renal function due to damage to the kidneys, resulting in retention of nitrogenous (urea and creatinine) and non-nitrogenous waste products that are normally excreted by the kidney. Depending on the severity and duration of the renal dysfunction, this accumulation is accompanied by metabolic disturbances, such as metabolic acidosis (acidification of the blood) and hyperkalamia (elevated potassium levels), changes in body fluid balance, and effects on many other organ systems. It can be characterised by oliguria or anuria (decrease or cessation of urine production), although nonoliguric ARF may occur. It is a serious disease and treated as a medical emergency.
For more information and booking enquiries please contact Grace Fortuin (Registered Nurse) on 082 824 7628 or alternatively please contact Melomed Head Office at 021 699 0950.
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