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The Kidney |
The kidney structure and function. |
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Anemia |
Anemia (frequently found in kidney disease). Explanation, diagnosis and
treatment. |
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Bone |
How the bones work and how kidney disease influences them. |
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Phosphorus |
About the element phosphorus and
how kidney disease influences it. |
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Kidney
Numbers |
Know your kidney numbers. |
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Metabolic Acidosis |
Kidney disease causes metabolic
acidosis. This page describes it and the complications. |
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Vitamin D3 |
The role of vitamin D3 in kidney
and bone disease. |
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Hemodialysis |
How hemodialysis works. |
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Peritoneal dialysis |
How peritoneal dialysis works. |
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Transplant |
All about kidney transplantation. |
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Diabetes |
How diabetes affects your body and
kidneys |
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Hypertension |
What is high blood pressure. |
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caringbridge.org |
This web site
was created to allow family members to create a free web page about their
loved one in the hospital so that any person anywhere in the world can log
in to leave their thoughts and obtain updates on the patient's condition. |
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Kidney Score |
Learn more about your kidney score |
RenalNet |
Renal Net is an
excellent source of data for all types of inquiries about kidney disease and
inherited renal diseases. There are many
links to the National Kidney Foundation and other sites. Many pages are written in easy to understand format. |
AAKP |
American Association
of Kidney Patients. |
DOQI |
Dialysis
Outcomes Quality Initiative Guidelines. |
DHHS |
Department of
Health and Human Services |
NKF |
An excellent
web site. Describes the kidneys, kidney failure, dialysis, dialysis accesses, transplant,
etc. |
PKD Research Foundation |
Polycystic
Kidney Disease Research Foundation. |
Diabetic Nephropathy |
Discusses the various complications of diabetes related
to kidney function. |
Complications of
Diabetes |
Another link about diabetes and the kidneys. |
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UNOS |
The
United Network for Organ Sharing. (Transplant) |
Renal Diet Books |
Renal diet books provided by Nephron |
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Nephron |
A great link about kidney disease. |
Hereditary Nephritis Foundation |
The
Hereditary Nephritis Foundation Home Page discusses Alport Syndrome. |
Alport Syndrome Home Page |
Alport
Syndrome Home Page. |
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KidneyDirections |
A great site
offered by Baxter to help you learn more about kidney disease and how to
plan for your future with kidney disease. |
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Kidney School |
The kidney school |
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Bright's
disease |
Bright's disease-hereditary
nephritis |
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Nephron Information Center
DietBooks |
Order kidney diet books online from
The Nephron Information Center |
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The Renal Gourmet |
Gourmet cookbook written by a kidney
patient - 200 recipes |
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Kidney Helpers |
Potassium and Phosphorus food charts -
for patient education |
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Culinary Kidney Cooks |
A cookbook for dialysis patients |
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WebMD |
WEB MD. An excellent of
health information |
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Center for
Medicare & Medicaid |
Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) |
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Incontinence Center |
Urinary
Incontinence and Overactive Bladder |
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International IgA Nephropathy Network |
The
International IgA Nephropathy Network has established a new web site devoted
to research news and information about IgA nephropathy. |
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National Cancer Institute: Renal Cell Cancer |
Renal cell
cancer, also called renal adenocarcinoma, or hypernephroma, can often be
cured if it is diagnosed and treated when still localized to the kidney and
to immediately surrounding tissue. |
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Nephrology Calculator |
Home of
Nephro, a free on-line nephrology based calculator. This program performs
various calculations including: Delta/Delta Access recirculation Kt/V
Daugirdas II Reduction Ratio Bicarbonate Deficit H2O Deficit IVC/BSA Ratio
Urea Fractional Excretion Creatinine Clearence and even Peritoneal Dialysis
Adequacy calculations. These programs may be used free of any charge
anywhere in the world via the internet, through http://www.tinkershop.net/nephro.htm
This is an excellent educational and reference tool in the field of
Nephrology. |
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Uptodate |
The accepted standard of care
in health care information. |
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SEOPF Living Donor Forum |
A site for
those considering a living donation to come and ask questions and have their
questions about the process answered by someone who has donated a kidney to
a stranger. |
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The
greatest Gift: Organ Donation |
About organ donation. Organ donation involves no
disfigurement or expense to the donor. |
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Understanding Bladder Cancer |
Understanding
Bladder Cancer and what you should know about its diagnosis and treatment. A
patient's Guide |
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USRDS |
The United
States Renal Data System (USRDS) is a national data system which collects,
analyzes, and distributes information about end-stage renal disease (ESRD)
in the United States. The USRDS is funded directly by the National Institute
of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) in conjunction with
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. |
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Goodpastures syndrome |
Goodpasture's Syndrome |
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Wegener's Granulomatosis |
Wegener's granulomatosis |
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Dialysis.org |
All about dialysis by Davita
corporation. |
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National Kidney Foundation |
Web site for the National Kidney
Foundation. 1-800-622-9010 |
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American Heart Association |
Web site for the American Heart
Association. 1-800-242-8721 |
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American Diabetes Association |
The American Diabetes Association.
1-800-342-2383 |
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Medline Plus |
Medline Plus. A source for medical
information. |
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Renal Support Network |
The Renal Support Network website. |
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Anemia |
All about anemia |
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Amgen |
Web site for Amgen. Makers of
Epogen and Aranesp and Procrit. |
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dialysispatients.org |
Davita sponsored. Davita
dialysis patient citizens |
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PD International |
PD international |
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PD today |
PD today peritoneal dialysis
newspaper |
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Renalnet |
Renal net is a kidney based web
site that offers many options including job searches for kidney disease. |
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Shire Video |
A video about high
phosphorous and diet featuring chef Katie Lee Joel with kidney disease
cooking tips. Scroll down to "To see this video, click here" and click. |
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