{"id":17742,"date":"2025-07-08T11:17:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T11:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-southcoast-health-multi.southcoast-health.org\/services\/kidney-care\/kidney-disease\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T11:17:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T11:17:06","slug":"kidney-disease","status":"publish","type":"services","link":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/services\/kidney-care\/kidney-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Enfermedad renal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"grid\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-12 maincopy blogCore\">\n<h2>Diagn\u00f3stico y tratamiento de las enfermedades renales en Southcoast Health<\/h2>\n<p>Los ri\u00f1ones son \u00f3rganos vitales e importantes para la salud porque filtran muchos litros de sangre al d\u00eda y eliminan los residuos y el exceso de l\u00edquido a trav\u00e9s de la orina.<\/p>\n<p>La enfermedad renal es una afecci\u00f3n potencialmente mortal que afecta a unos 26 millones de adultos estadounidenses. Da\u00f1a la capacidad de los ri\u00f1ones para actuar como un filtro, permitiendo que los residuos y el exceso de l\u00edquido se acumulen a niveles peligrosamente altos. Nuestros nefr\u00f3logos en Southcoast Health son expertos en el diagn\u00f3stico y tratamiento de la enfermedad renal en Fall River, Fairhaven y en todo el sureste de Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>Existen dos tipos de enfermedad renal:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>La insuficiencia renal aguda, o fallo renal agudo, es un da\u00f1o y p\u00e9rdida de la funci\u00f3n renal que se produce de forma repentina en pocos d\u00edas. El shock, la infecci\u00f3n renal, la obstrucci\u00f3n de las v\u00edas urinarias y la sobredosis de f\u00e1rmacos pueden causar esta enfermedad renal.<\/li>\n<li>La enfermedad renal cr\u00f3nica es un da\u00f1o progresivo y una p\u00e9rdida de la funci\u00f3n renal que se produce a lo largo de meses o a\u00f1os. Las enfermedades de larga duraci\u00f3n, como <a href=\"http:\/\/live-southcoast-health.pantheonsite.io\/services\/diabetes-endocrinology\/\">diabetes<\/a> y la hipertensi\u00f3n, suelen ser la cl\u00e1usula.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Factores de riesgo y causas de las enfermedades renales<\/h2>\n<p>Existen una serie de factores de riesgo que aumentan las probabilidades de desarrollar una enfermedad renal:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Edad superior a 65 a\u00f1os<\/li>\n<li>Etnia afroamericana, nativa americana, hispanoamericana, asi\u00e1tica o de las islas del Pac\u00edfico<\/li>\n<li>Antecedentes familiares de enfermedad renal<\/li>\n<li>Consumo de drogas por v\u00eda intravenosa<\/li>\n<li>Obesidad<\/li>\n<li>Fumar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Diversas afecciones subyacentes pueden provocar una enfermedad renal, entre ellas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enfermedades autoinmunes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/live-southcoast-health.pantheonsite.io\/services\/diabetes-endocrinology\/\">Diabetes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/live-southcoast-health.pantheonsite.io\/services\/cardio-heart-vascular\/\">Cardiopat\u00edas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/live-southcoast-health.pantheonsite.io\/services\/diabetes-endocrinology\/hypertension\/\">Hipertensi\u00f3n arterial<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Colesterol alto, endurecimiento de las arterias y arteriopat\u00eda perif\u00e9rica (arteriopat\u00eda perif\u00e9rica)<\/li>\n<li>Inflamaci\u00f3n del ri\u00f1\u00f3n<\/li>\n<li>Infecciones, como infecciones repetidas de vejiga e infecci\u00f3n renal<\/li>\n<li>C\u00e1ncer de ri\u00f1\u00f3n<\/li>\n<li>Sobredosis o uso prolongado de determinados f\u00e1rmacos, como los AINE (antiinflamatorios no esteroideos).<\/li>\n<li>Poliquistosis renal<\/li>\n<li>Reducci\u00f3n del flujo sangu\u00edneo a los ri\u00f1ones debido a un shock o a un estrechamiento de las arterias renales.<\/li>\n<li>Traumatismos o lesiones renales<\/li>\n<li>Obstrucci\u00f3n de las v\u00edas urinarias, como un c\u00e1lculo renal, un tumor, un defecto cong\u00e9nito o un agrandamiento de la pr\u00f3stata.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>S\u00edntomas de la enfermedad renal<\/h2>\n<p>Los s\u00edntomas de la enfermedad renal pueden variar en funci\u00f3n de las causas subyacentes. Si padece una enfermedad renal, puede experimentar s\u00edntomas como:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Orina turbia o descolorida<\/li>\n<li>Dificultad para orinar<\/li>\n<li>Piel seca y con picores<\/li>\n<li>F\u00e1cil aparici\u00f3n de hematomas<\/li>\n<li>Fatiga<\/li>\n<li>Orina maloliente<\/li>\n<li>Micci\u00f3n frecuente o urgente<\/li>\n<li>Calambres musculares<\/li>\n<li>Dolor al orinar<\/li>\n<li>Hinchaz\u00f3n de los pies o los tobillos<\/li>\n<li>S\u00edntomas vagos, como fatiga, dificultad para dormir, falta de apetito o malestar general.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tratamiento para mejorar la funci\u00f3n renal en MA y RI<\/h2>\n<p>Si padece una enfermedad renal, <a href=\"http:\/\/live-southcoast-health.pantheonsite.io\/doctors\/?specialties=endocrinology&amp;search=\">encuentre un especialista en ri\u00f1\u00f3n<\/a> cerca de usted para ayudarle a determinar la mejor <a href=\"http:\/\/live-southcoast-health.pantheonsite.io\/services\/kidney-care\/\">cuidado del ri\u00f1\u00f3n<\/a> para su enfermedad.<\/p>\n<p>Los tratamientos de la enfermedad renal pueden incluir el control de las afecciones subyacentes; una dieta que limite los l\u00edquidos, la sal y las prote\u00ednas; mantener un peso saludable; no fumar y utilizar medicamentos para eliminar los l\u00edquidos sobrantes, equilibrar los electrolitos y garantizar unos niveles adecuados de vitaminas, como la vitamina D.<\/p>\n<p>La di\u00e1lisis o el trasplante de ri\u00f1\u00f3n pueden ser la mejor opci\u00f3n para quienes padecen una enfermedad renal avanzada o en fase terminal.<\/p>\n<p><em>Southcoast Health ofrece tratamiento para la enfermedad renal en Fall River y Fairhaven, as\u00ed como en Dartmouth, New Bedford, Wareham, MA y partes de Rhode Island.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diagnose &amp; Treat Kidney Disease at Southcoast Health Kidneys are vital organs, and are important to your health because they filter many gallons of blood every day, removing waste and [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"parent":17740,"menu_order":0,"template":"","specialty":[],"class_list":["post-17742","services","type-services","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kidney Disease Services MA &amp; RI | Southcoast Health<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn symptoms of kidney disease &amp; how to treat them with the help of Southcoast Health &amp; our team of nephrologists in MA &amp; RI.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/services\/kidney-care\/kidney-disease\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kidney Disease Services MA &amp; RI | Southcoast Health\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn symptoms of kidney disease &amp; how to treat them with the help of Southcoast Health &amp; our team of nephrologists in MA &amp; RI.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/services\/kidney-care\/kidney-disease\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Southcoast Health\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/services\/kidney-care\/kidney-disease\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/services\/kidney-care\/kidney-disease\/\",\"name\":\"Kidney Disease Services MA & RI | Southcoast Health\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-08T11:17:06+00:00\",\"description\":\"Learn symptoms of kidney disease & how to treat them with the help of Southcoast Health & our team of nephrologists in MA & RI.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/services\/kidney-care\/kidney-disease\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"es-MX\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/services\/kidney-care\/kidney-disease\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/services\/kidney-care\/kidney-disease\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Services\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/services\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Nephrology\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/services\/kidney-care\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Kidney Disease\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/\",\"name\":\"Southcoast Health\",\"description\":\"More than medicine.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"es-MX\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Kidney Disease Services MA & RI | Southcoast Health","description":"Learn symptoms of kidney disease & how to treat them with the help of Southcoast Health & our team of nephrologists in MA & RI.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/services\/kidney-care\/kidney-disease\/","og_locale":"es_MX","og_type":"article","og_title":"Kidney Disease Services MA & RI | Southcoast Health","og_description":"Learn symptoms of kidney disease & how to treat them with the help of Southcoast Health & our team of nephrologists in MA & RI.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/services\/kidney-care\/kidney-disease\/","og_site_name":"Southcoast Health","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/services\/kidney-care\/kidney-disease\/","url":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/services\/kidney-care\/kidney-disease\/","name":"Kidney Disease Services MA & RI | Southcoast Health","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-07-08T11:17:06+00:00","description":"Learn symptoms of kidney disease & how to treat them with the help of Southcoast Health & our team of nephrologists in MA & RI.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/services\/kidney-care\/kidney-disease\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"es-MX","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/services\/kidney-care\/kidney-disease\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/services\/kidney-care\/kidney-disease\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"","item":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Services","item":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/services\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Nephrology","item":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/services\/kidney-care\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Kidney Disease"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/","name":"Southcoast Health","description":"M\u00e1s que medicina.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"es-MX"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services\/17742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/services"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services\/17742\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services\/17740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"specialties","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialty?post=17742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}