Según la Fundación Nacional del Riñón, uno de cada nueve estadounidenses, o aproximadamente 20 millones de personas, sufre de una de varias formas de enfermedad renal o renal crónica. Otros 20 millones enfrentan un mayor riesgo.
At Centro médico de la Universidad Baylor, part of Baylor Scott & White Health, we have a large team of Dallas nephrologists (doctors who specialize in kidney and renal disease) on the medical staff and have been nationally recognized for excellence.
Kidneys filter the blood, removing waste from the body and helping maintain its proper chemical balance. In addition, the kidneys produce:
- Renin, a hormone that helps regulate blood pressure
- Erythropoietin, a hormone that stimulates the production of red blood cells
- Vitamin D, which the body needs to absorb calcium