Our Kidney Disease Services

The UPMC Kidney Clinics follow the National Kidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative guidelines and offer comprehensive, multidisciplinary services for adults with impaired renal function including:

Identification of renal disease and its cause(s)
Assessment of kidney function and the risk of disease progression
Management and monitoring of health factors contributing to chronic kidney disease, including hypertension and diabetes
Treatment of severe or complicated hypertension
Management of anemia resulting from chronic kidney disease (CKD)
Management of bone disease, parathyroid, and metabolic disorders resulting from CKD
Prevention and medical management of kidney stones
Treatment of high-risk obstetric patients with renal disease
Treatment of acute kidney failure and acute kidney injury
Early planning for dialysis, including placement of dialysis access
Early referral and initiation of the transplantation evaluation process for patients progressing to end-stage renal disease
Support for patients requiring renal-replacement therapy

Other services include:

Kidney disease-specific nutrition counseling and education
Patient education
Parenteral drug administration

Services for Renal-Replacement Therapy Patients

Evaluation for renal-replacement therapy (RRT)
Patient education regarding the alternatives for different types of dialysis treatments (hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis)
Hemodialysis supervision and management
Peritoneal dialysis training and support
Kidney transplant candidacy assessment
Pre-transplantation management
Post-transplantation follow-up
Home dialysis options, including peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis