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Our certified nurses provide professional medical care in the comfort of your home, ensuring you receive hospital-quality treatment without the stress of travel

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From post-operative care to chronic condition management, our nursing services are tailored to meet your specific health needs, promoting faster recovery and better outcomes

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With rigorous training and background checks, our nurses are not only skilled but also empathetic, offering both medical expertise and emotional support

Patient Testimonials

Real experiences from the families we care for

  • We found Nurse Jeesha to be competent dedicated and with a friendly and adjustable disposition. We would highly recommend her.

  • Good morning Joji. We would like to share extremely positive feedback regarding Abhijit with you. He was phenomenal! Please consider making him a permanent staff with Portea. Respectful, kind, considerate, always with dad, never complained, clean, polite. Thank you for selecting him as a replacement for Bijish for last month. With all our best wishes to you & your team at Portea, Venkatachalam Iyer

  • First of all I would like to thank you with all my heart for the nursing care you provided me that I could ever imagine during this difficult time.
    Thank you for putting yourself on the front line and helping me with my condition.
    Your compassion,hard work and kindness do not go unnoticed.Its all because of the doctors/nurses like you we live in a happier and healthier world.
    Keep up the good work by making this world a better place to live
    Thank you

  • I would like to thank you for the nursing services arranged during the last 10 days. Appreciate your help. I would like to mention Antony (Nursing co-coordinator) for the excellent support and help.

  • Hope you’re well and following al necessary precautions in these uncertain times. Stay safe!

    I wanted to send this note earlier but with the current situation and lockdown I’ve not been able to do so. My apologies for that.

    After 3 to 4 months of critical care, my father in law passed away earlier this month. We as a family are extremely thankful to the nursing staff who were with him throughout and did everything possible to make him feel comfortable and cared for.

    We did hit a rough patch at the start but your intervention helped a lot and we’ve not had to worry about quality thereafter.

    While there were quite a few staff members who were involved (Laxman, Monto, Ebby) and very good at their work, in particular we have a deep sense of gratitude for Mr. Jabin who has consistently been with him from day one. Mr. Jabin was assigned to take care of my father in law while he was still in hospital and he took all efforts to match the quality of care just as they were doing in the hospital. Till the last moment, he was there with our family and has gone above and beyond his duties. It was extremely touching to see how he developed a bond with his patient and would care for him as one of his own. The more I say is less when it comes to Jabin and the way he has taken care of him is exemplary.

    We are very thankful to the entire Portia team. Your services are a blessing for families that are need of critical care in a home setup.

    We wish you luck

  • I would like to appreciate the support provided by the Portea Luckow team during this crisis time.
    I have been taking services from your organization for almost over a year now, have faced few minor issues earlier but the kind of support the team provided in this testing time when the whole medical support is closed is exceptional and laudable.
    My father was admitted in hospital on 20th March and was in ICU and was forcibly discharged on 25th March while being monitored in ICU. I was not getting any support from any of the hospital then I called Rakshit for help. He immediately arranged for a 24 hrs nurse assistant at home. He gave me confidence to overcome the change of managing my father at home. He has been in constant touch with me providing help, guidance and facilitating medical supplies at home. Looking at the criticality of the patient he made a home visit and took cognizance of things , guided the NA asked him to take proper care and even help my mother in home care also.

    The efforts your Lucknow team put in to support the patient at home is highly commendable.
    Thank you so much for helping me out during these very difficult times. Your help has been invaluable to me, and I don’t know how I would have managed without your help and support. Again, thank you so much. I sincerely appreciate your generosity.

  • write this note as I still grieve the loss of my dear mama. I would like to thank you who personally ensured she had the care required in the last 2 months of her life.
    Pushpa, is a well-skilled attendant, the staff that substituted for her too had a great kind attitude to my mother, and this I appreciated very much. The physiotherapists had rehabilitated her well, given her condition as well.
    You run a good service for the sick and/or dying and God Bless you and Portea for the help and unwavering support provided to me and my mother.
    I would recommend your services without hesitation.

    Many thanks and best regards,

  • I take this valuable opportunity to thank your team from Portea, for supporting us during a very critical time with a very professional nursing service to suit our needs. I would like to thank all the sisters, with a special mention of Miss.R.Ranjitha and coordinator Mr.Immanuel, who were our rock solid support with their dedicated nursing care.
    Thank u Portea.

  • Their services were very competent and their staff –provided consistent and excellent services over this period.
    We are grateful to them and would like to wish Portea success in continuing to provide excellent services.


  • Thank you for the gift given to us on your Customer Day celebration. We would like to record our appreciation for the services rendered by your staff Coordinator Ms Yasodha, Patient attendees Mr. Murugesan, have been very attentive to our needs and thanks for the services.

Kidney Stone

Kidney stones are complex substances made of salt or minerals which gets collected inside the kidney. These stones differ in size from a few inches and can become as large as an entire kidney. People who are obese are at a greater risk. The four common types of kidney stones are calcium oxalate, uric acid, cysteine and struvite. At times smaller kidney stones do not cause any symptoms, and the pain or signs start only when the stone starts moving through the ureter. The primary symptoms are severe pain in the lower back, nausea, fever and chills, vomiting, blood in the urine and stinking cloudy urine. The standard treatment for kidney stones is ureteroscopy, nephrolithotripsy, percutaneous nephrolithotomy and lithotripsy. Portea offers nurses and lab tests to help people get diagnosed and treated for kidney stones effortlessly. 

What Causes Kidney Stones?

A kidney stone is formed when some minerals accumulate in the urine. This occurs when the body is not hydrated enough, and the urine is over-concentrated with lots of minerals. But it is not a definite fact that consistently higher mineral levels lead to the formation of a kidney stone. The stones crystallize and attract other elements in the body and form a bigger stone. This will be difficult to pass out of the body along with the urine and causes terrible pain. 

How to Prevent Kidney Stones?

A combination of diet and lifestyle changes along with medication will reduce the risk of kidney stones. It is a long journey and does not happen overnight. However, if the family has a history of the condition, it is slightly challenging to prevent it. Some of the natural ways to prevent kidney stones are:

  • Drink a lot of water, and this is the best way as it increases the urine output. The colour of the urine will depict the levels of water in the body. If the urine is either clear or pale yellow, it means the body is hydrated enough. Make sure to drink eight glasses of fluids every day so that two litres of urine are passed daily. Substitute water with lemonade and orange juice if you are experiencing symptoms of kidney stones. This is because it contains more citrate that is a practical element to prevent the formation of stones. 
  • Eat foods that are rich in calcium. Though calcium oxalate is a commonly occurring kidney stone, low calcium-rich diets will lead to kidney stones and osteoporosis. Hence calcium supplements like low-fat milk, yoghurt, cheese are the best diets for preventing kidney stones.
  • Consume fewer amounts of sodium as a high salt diet will increase the risk of kidney stones. This is because too much salt will prevent the calcium from being reabsorbed to the blood from the urine. Hence one should reduce sodium intake by reading the food labels carefully. Avoid chips, crackers, canned ingredients and foods with monosodium glutamate, sodium nitrate and sodium bicarbonate.
  • Limit yourself to foods rich in oxalate as few of the kidney stones are made of oxalate. Hence have lesser quantities of spinach, chocolate, coffee, beets, peanuts, sweet potatoes, rhubarb, wheat bran and soy products. Avoiding or restricting such foods will prevent the formation of kidney stones effectively.
  • One simple hack is to intake both oxalate and calcium-rich food simultaneously as they bind together before reaching the kidneys, making it impossible to form stones. 
  • Reduce the intake of acidic animal proteins. So, avoid beef, fish, pork and poultry.
  • Vitamin C causes kidney stones in men or doubles the risk. Therefore, it is suggested that men refrain from vitamin C supplements or foods high in ascorbic acid.

How to Get Rid of Kidney Stones?

Some medications are seen to get rid of the condition. They have to be necessarily taken for a prolonged period. Such medications are diuretics, anticonvulsants, steroids, protease inhibitors, decongestants, uricosuric, and chemotherapy. To be more specific:

  • For uric acid stones, allopurinol will reduce the condition.
  • If the kidney stones are calcium, a thiazide diuretic or phosphate will do the job quickly.
  • In the case of struvite stones, antibiotics for a longer duration will treat the condition.
  • For cystine stones, Capoten will get rid of it. 

Treatment for Kidney Stones

The first and foremost step to treat kidney stones is the diagnosis. Uric acid and creatine tests are the essential ones conducted. Portea provides these lab tests, which is done with a small prick to collect the blood sample. Depending on the results, the treatment for kidney stones varies from the type of stone and its size. You might be wondering what is the treatment for kidney stones when the preventive measures fail. They are:

Pain relievers

When the kidney stones are not too big, they can easily pass out without any treatment, but they are painful. To relieve the pain, ibuprofen or naproxen sodium is prescribed by the doctors. 

Alpha-Blockers

Alpha-blocker is a type of medication to relax the muscles in the ureter. It will help the kidney stone pass through urine quickly with less pain. Tamsulosin is the best medication here.

Sound Waves

When the kidney stones are large, their location and size are diagnosed and then treated using a shock wave lithotripsy. They are sound waves to create strong vibrations that break the stones into tiny pieces. These make them eligible to pass through the urine. The ESWL treatment lasts between 45 to 60 minutes and is done under sedation or light anaesthesia as it causes moderate pain. 

Surgery

The percutaneous nephrolithotomy treatment procedure involves surgical removal of kidney stones by making a small incision on the back. Here general anaesthesia is given to the patient and usually takes one or two days to recover. Surgery is done as a last line of treatment when an ESWL fails. You can also take the help of a nurse for kidney stones. Another type of surgery is removing a part of the parathyroid gland as calcium phosphate stones are caused due to the overactivity of the parathyroid glands. 

Ureteroscope

A small tube is used to remove smaller stones with a camera fitted to it. It is passed through the urethra, bladder and then to the ureter. A stent is placed in the ureter as the final step to relieve the swelling and enhance healing. This is again an invasive treatment that requires general or local anaesthesia.

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