Kidney Failure and Dialysis

Latest News
• Anti-Anemia Drug Gets Boost (03/21/2001, New York Times Syndicate)

Anatomy/Physiology

• Your Kidneys and How They Work (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Kidney Failure (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Kidney Failure, Chronic (National Institutes of Health)

Coping

• New Life, New Hope: A Book For Families and Friends of Renal Patients (American Association of Kidney Patients, Life Options Rehabilitation Program)
• Spouse of the Dialysis Patient: For Better or For Worse (American Association of Kidney Patients)

Disease Management

• Hemodialysis Dose and Adequacy (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Nutrition

• Eat Right to Feel Right about Hemodialysis (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - Easy-to-Read
• Na-K-Phos Counter (American Association of Kidney Patients)
• Protein/Calorie Counter (American Association of Kidney Patients)

Rehabilitation

• Rehabilitation Information for Patients (Life Options Rehabilitation Program)

Specific Conditions/Aspects

• End-Stage Renal Disease (National Women's Health Information Center)
• Osteodystrophy (Renal Osteodystrophy) (MedicineNet, Inc.)

Treatment

• End-Stage Renal Disease: Choosing a Treatment That's Right For You (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse)
• Inadequate Hemodialysis Increases the Risk of Premature Death (American Association of Kidney Patients)
• Living Day-to-Day with Kidney Dialysis (Food and Drug Administration)

Dictionaries/Glossaries

• Kidney Diseases Dictionary (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Directories

• Find a Urologist (American Urological Association)

Journals/Newsletters

• Electronic Kidney (National Kidney Foundation)

Organizations

• American Association of Kidney Patients
• American Kidney Fund
• Life Options Rehabilitation Program
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• National Kidney Foundation
• National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• National Organ and Tissue Donation Initiative (Dept. of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration)
• TransWeb

Statistics

• Kidney Disease Facts & Statistics: New Cases Statistics (American Society of Nephrology)
• Kidney Disease Facts & Statistics: Prevalence (American Society of Nephrology)
• Kidney and Urologic Disease Statistics for the United States (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)

Español/Spanish

• Cobertura Medicare de Diálisis Renal y Servicios de Trasplante de Riñón (Health Care Financing Administration) - links to PDF file
• Diálisis Mantiene Vivas a las Personas con Fallas Renales ¿Esta Recibiendo Tratamientos de Diálisis Adecuados? (Health Care Financing Administration) - links to PDF file
• Insuficiencia Renal Crónica Terminal: Elección del Tratamiento le Conviene a Usted (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse)
• Medicare y el Tratamiento para la Insuficiencia Renal Cronica (Health Care Financing Administration)
• Proteina y Calorias (American Association of Kidney Patients)
• Sodio y Potasio y Fosforo en las Siguientes Comidas: Una Referencia para el Paciente de Dialisis (American Association of Kidney Patients)