In other circumstances, our care is longitudinal and we serve as the principal caregiver for the patient. In nearly all instances, care is multidisciplinary, involving skilled nurses, dietitians, social workers, and other physicians. The clinical services provided by the Yale Nephrology Group cover the discipline of nephrology in all its scope and depth. This care is typically consultative and collaborative. Accurate diagnosis is pursued with vigor.
Management intends to mitigate renal damage.
This care requires a kidney biopsy, which we perform ourselves. Interpretation of the biopsy is done collaboratively with an expert Renal Pathologist at Yale. Ongoing management of the patient is most often directed by the attending nephrologist as a principal caregiver. This care is typically consultative and time-limited, but if the condition is chronic, care will involve a longitudinal relationship between patient and nephrologist. Patients with refractory hypertension, hypertension associated with suspected renal artery stenosis, hypertension with renal insufficiency, and hypertension associated with genetic defects are seen frequently by members of the Yale Nephrology Group.