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    Dialysisfinder™
    Dialysis patients can use this free online service to locate dialysis units near where they live, or in places to which they travel. This web site also provides other dialysis related resources, a fre... Details >
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    Financial Help for Treatment of Kidney Failure
    Provides an overview of financial help that may be available for the treatment of kidney failure: Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, VA, SSDI, and SSI benefits.... Details >
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
    Kidney Disease of Diabetes
    This consumer fact sheet discusses diabetes and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and the treatments and therapies involved.... Details >
    National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease
    Kidney Failure Glossary
    This glossary defines words that are often used when people talk or write about kidney failure and its treatments. It is designed for people whose kidneys have failed and for their families and friend... Details >
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
    Kidney Failure: Choosing a Treatment That's Right for You
    Thorough description, with illustrations, of hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, kidney transplantation, and refusal of or withdrawal from treatment.... Details >
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
    Medicare Coverage of Kidney Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Services
    Also available in: Spanish
    This booklet discusses the two parts of Medicare, when protection begins and ends, providers of and coverage of maintenance dialysis, self-dialysis, home dialysis, and kidney transplant surgery. Othe... Details >
    Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
    Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure: Hemodialysis
    Describes how hemodialysis works, how people prepare for it, and the equipment and tests involved. Also provides information about dietary changes that may be beneficial and conditions secondary to k... Details >
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
    Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure: Peritoneal Dialysis
    Describes how peritoneal dialysis works, how people prepare for it, and the equipment and tests involved. Also provides information about dietary changes that may be beneficial and conditions seconda... Details >
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
    Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure: Transplantation
    This fact sheet explains how transplantation works, the process itself, posttransplant care, financial issues, and organ donation.... Details >
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
    Your Kidneys and How They Work
    This resource explains what kidneys do, why and how they fail, the signs and detection of kidney disease, and treatment of kidney disease.... Details >
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
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    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
    National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease
    National Kidney Foundation
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