Hospitals FAQs
What Are The Available Modes Of Payment?
Payments can be made through cash, credit, debit cards or NEFT/RTGS.
Do You Provide Accommodation And Meals To Attendant While The Patient Is Admitted?
Yes, the attendant is provided with hospital stay with the patient (except in the ICU) in case they have opted for a single or double room. We also provide meals to the attendant on payment basis.
Who cannot get a kidney transplant?
Several patients have an assumption that if they are old they cannot get a kidney transplant, but if you are otherwise healthy, age is not a factor in determining your transplant eligibility. However, there can be other factors that may prevent patients from getting a kidney transplant if:
- Current life expectancy is less than 5 years
- Recent cancer (other than most skin cancers)
- Untreatable heart disease/ psychiatric illness
- Missing dialysis appointments or signing off the machine early
- Active substance abuse (alcohol or drugs)
- Lack of health insurance or Medicare/ Medicaid coverage
What are the risks of having a kidney transplant?
It is true that getting a kidney transplant is better than having dialysis as there are chances of a higher survival. You can experience:
- Excessive bleeding
- Clotting of blood
- Rejection/failure of donor kidney
- Risk of severe infections from the donated kidney
How will you evaluate a stroke patient?
It is important to evaluate a stroke patient by doing either a CT scan or MRI of brain in the first 3 hours. For occlusive strokes, the clot bursting medication has to be administered within 3 to 4.5 hours of its onset. The urgency of the stroke has to be understood as some patients might require lifesaving surgery.
Can high blood pressure cause a stroke?
High or uncontrolled blood pressure can cause your blood vessels to rupture, leak or become narrow. It can also lead to the formation of blood clots in your brain, thereby restricting the blood flow and causing a stroke. The patient can sometimes also have a mini-stroke (Transient Ischemic Attack- TIA) that restricts the blood supply to the brain. This attack is often a warning that you are at a risk of a getting a serious stroke
Is there a surgery required for removal of stones?
Surgery is rarely required for the removal of stones. Reasons such as a big stone, spreading infection at the site of the stone, blocking of urine or severe bleeding may indicate surgery.
Can something be done to prevent the recurrence of stones?
A proper diet of low salt, calcium-rich and balanced diet along with adequate water intake is the first step in preventing recurrence of stones.
the presence of kidney stones damage my kidneys?
If untreated, the presence of kidney stones may lead to serious complications such as infection of the kidney, injury that may result in severe bleeding, blockage of urine. However, most kidney stones are too small to require treatment and pass on their own accord.
What should be lifestyle to avoid kidney problems?
The kidney is one of the essential organs of the body. It is linked to pathologies of other organs and can be damaged irreversibly, which may result in dialysis or transplant. Thus, there are certain precautions one can take:
- Quit smoking/recreational drugs
- A balanced diet: Low salt, low carb, balanced protein, balanced acidity, calcium-rich.
- Lose weight in a safe manner, avoid diet pills/crash diets
- Drink copious amounts of water, especially in the summers
- Read food labels of all food to know the sodium content