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Medicine and the healthcare system in Israel are highly developed, which is why many patients from other countries, especially from the CIS countries, increasingly choose medical centers in this country. This choice is quite understandable.
Doctors in Israel are true wizards, saving thousands of patients who have been deemed hopeless in other countries, particularly in the CIS. Utilizing all their accumulated experience from many years of practice, specialists in clinics provide medical services of the highest quality. The concept of an incurable disease does not exist for them.
Innovative developments in science, technology, and pharmacology assist them in carrying out their professional activities at the highest level. By applying the latest equipment and the newest generation of drugs, doctors at Top Ichilov Clinic heal even from severe diseases, giving patients a high quality of life.
Glomerulonephritis: treatment in Israel gives life
Treatment of acute glomerulonephritis, as well as chronic glomerulonephritis in Israel, is comprehensive and carried out according to an individual program, taking into account the overall condition of the patient, the results of diagnostic studies, and the severity of the disease.
- Treatment of acute and chronic glomerulonephritis in Israel is based on medication therapy. Medications are prescribed comprehensively. To normalize blood pressure, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor antagonists are used. Steroids (hormonal medications) are suitable for suppressing the inflammatory process. Additionally, immunosuppressants are used to suppress the immune response. To normalize blood circulation in the kidneys, heparin is applied. Patients with impaired kidney function often experience swelling, for which diuretics are prescribed.
- Plasmapheresis. Blood is taken from the patient, cleaned of immune system cells that provoke an immune inflammatory response, and returned back to the bloodstream.
- Medical monitoring. Continuous monitoring of the patient's condition is necessary to detect even the slightest pathological changes indicating disease progression. Complications of glomerulonephritis can lead to the development of kidney failure and, as a result, to the cessation of kidney function and the patient's death.
- Hemodialysis. In particularly severe cases, when kidney failure has developed, hemodialysis must be performed. This procedure is carried out using a machine that functionally replaces the kidneys – it cleanses the blood of toxins and waste products.
- Special diet. The treatment plan for acute and chronic glomerulonephritis in Israel includes a proper diet with restrictions on salt and protein intake.
- Kidney transplantation. In the late stages of glomerulonephritis, in the case of rapid progression of kidney failure, a donor kidney transplant is performed.
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Glomerulonephritis: meticulous diagnostics in Israel
The key to successful treatment of any disease has always been and will always be thorough and accurate diagnostics. In this field, Israeli doctors have no equal. To make an accurate diagnosis, they use all methods – improved traditional and innovative, implement newly invented techniques, and continuously work on discovering new ways and methods for diagnosing and treating the most severe diseases.
The diagnostic program for glomerulonephritis at Top Ichilov is completed in 3 days. Generally, the highly professional diagnosticians at the clinic find this timeframe sufficient to accurately establish the diagnosis of “glomerulonephritis”.
Day one – visit to the nephrologist
During the initial examination, the leading nephrologist of the clinic studies the patient's medical history, conducts a general examination, and based on the results obtained, develops an individual program of diagnostic activities.
Day two – diagnostics
- Laboratory studies. Urinalysis shows the presence of pathological changes in the body. In the urine of patients with glomerulonephritis, erythrocytes, leukocytes, and protein are found in large quantities, which are normally absent. The color and density of the urine also change. Biochemical blood analysis. Elevated levels of creatinine, urea, and cholesterol, along with decreased protein content, indicate disease.
- Kidney ultrasound. Ultrasound examination of the kidneys determines their structure, shape, and size.
- CT and MRI. These methods allow visualization of all pathological changes in kidney tissues. Computed tomography can detect all pathological formations in the kidney and perirenal tissues. MRI shows the slightest changes in kidney tissues, with the study conducted layer by layer, carefully examining each layer of the organ.
- Fine-needle aspiration biopsy. Biopsy provides the most reliable results confirming the severity and form of the disease. The biopsy material is examined for changes in the renal glomeruli.
Day three – treatment program development
On the third day, a council of leading doctors at the clinic collectively develops an individual treatment program, which may be adjusted as therapy progresses.
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- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- X-ray
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What is glomerulonephritis and what is its danger to life?
The kidneys in the human body perform the function of a filter – they cleanse the blood contaminated with waste and toxins that enters them and return clean, vital liquid to the body. When kidney function is impaired, the entire body suffers. Tissues where toxins and decay products settle can no longer perform their functions as effectively.
Glomerulonephritis is an inflammatory disease of the renal glomeruli responsible for cleansing the blood of metabolic waste products. As a result, excess fluid and salts accumulate in the body, manifesting as increased blood pressure and edema syndrome. Blood (impurities) and protein, which are normally absent, are found in the urine.
Primary glomerulonephritis and secondary glomerulonephritis, which develops against the background of another disease, are distinguished. Glomerulonephritis can occur in both acute and chronic forms.
The symptoms of glomerulonephritis depend on the form of the disease and its causes. Glomerulonephritis may manifest with the following signs:
- The presence of blood and protein in the urine gives it a dark brown color.
- Fever is observed.
- A feeling of dryness in the mouth appears.
- Patients complain of headaches, nausea, and vomiting.
- Work capacity decreases due to the development of chronic fatigue syndrome.
- Pain occurs in the lower back, joints, and throat.
- Patients experience severe shortness of breath when lying down (forcing them to adopt a forced sitting position), rapid shallow breathing, and increased heart rate (tachycardia).
- Urine formation and excretion processes are disrupted, manifesting as oliguria (decreased urine output) or anuria (complete absence of urine in the bladder due to cessation of its production).
- Blood pressure rises and brain function is impaired against the background of chronic untreated arterial hypertension.
- A rash appears on the skin, predominantly on the skin of the lower extremities.
- Swelling affects the face, torso, and legs.
If urgent measures are not taken, glomerulonephritis can lead to severe complications – uremia, heart failure, nephrotic encephalopathy, and ultimately to the patient's death.
Glomerulonephritis: what are the advantages of treatment in Israel
Glomerulonephritis is classified as a complex disease characterized by severe complications and requiring comprehensive approaches in diagnosis and treatment, as well as rich experience and many years of practice from doctors.
- Doctors in Israel are highly skilled specialists. The doctors working in Israeli clinics highly value their reputation and the reputation of the country, which annually receives thousands of patients from other countries, so they cannot afford medical errors. They are dedicated to their work and consider it their honor to cure even very severe diseases and give life to “hopeless patients.”
- The latest equipment greatly assists doctors in carrying out their professional activities at the highest level. Top Ichilov Clinic is equipped with the newest equipment (machines for hemodialysis and devices for performing plasmapheresis) and the latest innovative developments in pharmacology.
- Medication treatment of glomerulonephritis in Israel is conducted according to individual schemes and with the use of the latest generation of drugs. It is worth noting that thanks to the use of modern medications, pharmacological therapy in Israel ranks among the priority methods for treating even very complex diseases.
- Minimally invasive and low-trauma diagnostic and therapeutic techniques are gradually replacing extensive open surgeries in the practice of Top Ichilov doctors due to minimizing the risk of complications and infectious processes in the wound, as well as significantly reducing the rehabilitation period.
- Price. The cost of treatment in Israel is significantly lower than in EU countries and the USA, with a difference of 30-50%. Top Ichilov Clinic operates without intermediaries and without prepayment. The patient pays for all procedures after they are performed and only for those that are individually prescribed to them.
- To achieve a high therapeutic result, patients must feel confident in a foreign country and feel the care of the entire staff. The task of ensuring comfort for each foreign patient falls on the shoulders of the International Department of the clinic, which addresses all problems and questions of its charges related to accommodation and treatment.