DEPARTMENT OF NEPHROLOGY

Nephrology department is full fledge well established department working 24/7 for the patients suffering from renal diseases. We started Department of Nephrology, in 2004, in a single room on Urology floor. Now we have 26 bedded Nephrology ward and 36 bedded dialysis center. We are providing hemodialysis round the clock and we were the first to start emergency hemodialysis in Mayo hospital in 2017. We are doing renal biopsies, dialysis, and temporary / permanent double lumen catheter insertions. Since Last year Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) has been started in collaboration with Byonykx. Our department was accredited for Fellowship in Nephrology with College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan in 2009 and for MD Nephrology program with the King Edward Medical University in 2017. We were the first to start Renal Dialysis Technologist BSC (Hons) program in Punjab. The faculty of the department is engaged in research projects and has published many research papers in national and international journals.

1. To seek advances in health sciences to core and relative symptom of illness, maintain health and poster social prosperity is a thriving environment, confirmation research and development is all essential elements of medical education.
2. To promote highest quality of care for patients with renal diseases by setting high standards for medical training and education and its increase the knowledge, skills and attitude of Nephrologist.
3. To teach students core knowledge related to kidney disease their investigations and management.
4. To teach clinical skills of history taking, physical examination, interpretation of clinical findings and lab investigation, to make diagnosis and management purpose.
5. To have in-depth knowledge of research paper published worldwide, guide lines (evidence based) regarding kidney disease.

Courses: FCPS Nephrology, MD Nephrology, B.Sc Honor Renal Dialysis Technology

1. Associate between malnutrition and depression in hemodialysis patients.
2. Prevalence of malnutrition in hemodialysis patients and its association with mortality.
3. Correlation of anti-Phospholipase A2 receptor with disease activity in patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy.
4. Marital discontent and depression among hemodialysis patients and their spouses.
5. Prevalence of urinary abnormalities in asymptomatic school going children by dipstick method.
6. Orthostatic hypotension as a predictor of mortality in ESRD patients on MHD.
7. Incidence of cognitive impairment in patients of CKD.