Glomerulonephritis is a disease that causes damage to the kidneys and interferes with their ability to remove waste. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
A disease in which damage to the kidneys renders them unable to properly filter waste and toxins from the blood.
Yale Medicine has one of the country’s first renal (kidney) pathology labs and deep expertise in diagnosing the disease. Learn how this condition is diagnosed.
Polycystic kidney disease is a condition that causes fluid-filled sacs called cysts to grow in the kidneys. Learn about symptoms and treatments.
Acute kidney injury is an episode of sudden kidney damage or failure.
A kidney transplant is a procedure that replaces a patient's failed kidney with a healthy one. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
An AV fistula is a procedure that connects an artery to a vein in preparation for dialysis. Learn about this procedure.
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that causes rampant inflammation throughout the body; lupus nephritis is the diagnosis when the kidneys are involved.
Organ transplants, including heart, liver, kidney and pancreas, require highly specialized anesthesiology skills.
Sepsis is a severe inflammatory response in the body that can cause tissue damage and organ failure. Learn about symptoms and treatment.