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Kidneys
Last updated on Thursday, August 8, 2024
This is a list of conditions we currently have research studies for. Click to reveal more.
read moreRare Kidney Conditions
Last updated on Friday, August 9, 2024
About We are looking for patients with a wide range of rare kidney disease. Please visit the RaDaR website to see a full list. Our research nurse will add your medical history and scan / blood results to the national RaDaR database - your information on this database is anonymous. This datab...
read moreKidney Services
Last updated on Thursday, June 13, 2024
Who we are The Wirral and Chester Kidney Service is our renal service that is provided across the following three sites: Arrowe Park Hospital Clatterbridge Hospital The Countess of Chester Hospital (satellite unit) The function of the kidneys It is far easier to manage your condition if...
read moreWirral and Chester Kidney Service
Last updated on Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Our renal service is provided across the following three sites: Arrowe Park Hospital Clatterbridge Hospital The Countess of Chester Hospital (satellite unit) It is far easier to manage your condition if you understand what kidneys do, what happens when they stop working as they should, an...
read moreUrology Services
Last updated on Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Urology is a surgical specialty caring for various ailments affecting kidneys, ureter, bladder, prostate and male reproductive organs. The Urology team consists of nine consultants, one associate specialist and three specialist trainees. They are supported by four Uro-oncology nurses, three spe...
read moreRenal (Kidney)
Last updated on Monday, October 2, 2023
The team of specialist renal dietitians at Wirral University Teaching Hospital provide advice and support to patients, families, and carers about the effect of diet on renal symptoms. Diet is a very important part of the management for kidney disease. Healthy kidneys remove waste products and wa...
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Last updated on Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Home oxygen is prescribed for patients who have low levels of oxygen in the blood (hypoxia) which is a symptom of many lung conditions, some heart conditions and occasionally other more rare conditions. The oxygen helps protect vital organs (for example, the heart, the kidneys, the brain, etc.)...
read moreWhat is Tuberculosis (TB)?
Last updated on Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB primarily affects the lungs, but it can also affect any other organ or part of the body. There are two types of TB. Active TB and Latent TB. A person with ACTIVE TB will: Feel ill...
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