Ratnaja Katneni MD

08/31/2022

Glomerulonephritis: When the body starts attacking itself--Autoimmune Kidney diseases

While seeing a kidney doctor may be daunting in itself, hearing a bunch of incomprehensible words is even more scarier. Relatively rare class of kidney diseases called glomerulonephritis (GN) is one of those diseases.

08/24/2022

Kidney doctor
Hyponatremia
What is hyponatremia ?

One of the common conditions that kidney doctors treat is a condition known as hyponatremia or low sodium levels.

08/22/2022

Newport Beach Kidney Doctor
Now accepting new patients

08/19/2022

Telehealth

08/17/2022

Medications and kidney health

I recently came across a patient who was taking a medication he got from Mexico claiming that it would reverse his kidney disease and avoid dialysis.

08/17/2022

Over the counter medications and kidney health

There are medications that are readily available over the counter that can cause kidney failure and over long term chronic kidney disease.

08/10/2022

Kidney stones

It is hard to forget how excruciatingly painful kidney stone pain can be. Those who have experienced a full blown renal colic or kidney stone related pain have described it as similar to child birth.

08/09/2022

Medicines that can cause kidney damage

There are many over the counter medications that can adversely affect kidney function. The most important class or type of medications to discuss today are non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAIDs.

08/09/2022

High blood pressure and kidneys

Kidneys are one of the regulatory organs for blood pressure in addition to your heart. Kidneys secrete hormones that regulate tight blood pressure control. High blood pressure or hypertension is a condition where pressur...

08/09/2022

High blood pressure or hypertension

Kidneys are one of the regulatory organs for blood pressure in addition to your heart. Kidneys secrete hormones that regulate tight blood pressure control. High blood pressure or hypertension is a condition where pressur...

08/06/2022

Diabetes and kidney disease

Diabetes is the most common cause of kidney disease in the United States and the world. As per CDC report 2020, diabetes is a condition that affects about 10.5% of the US population or approximately 34 million adults an...