Kidney Failure

• Latest News
• Kidney Failure Rate in US Doubled in Last Decade (10/07/2004, Reuters Health)

• Overviews
• Kidney Failure (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Kidney Failure (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
  Also available in: Spanish

• Anatomy/Physiology
• Kidneys and Urinary Tract (Nemours Foundation)
• Your Kidneys and How They Work (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Medical Tests of Kidney Function (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)

• Treatment
• Kidney Failure: Choosing a Treatment That's Right for You (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Kidney Transplant: A New Lease on Life (National Kidney Foundation)
• Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure: Transplantation (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)

• Specific Conditions
• JAMA Patient Page: Acute Renal Failure (American Medical Association)
• Kidney Failure and Cardiovascular Disease (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF File
• Renal Osteodystrophy (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)

• Disease Management
• BUN Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)

• Coping
• Coping Effectively: A Guide for Patients and Their Families (National Kidney Foundation) - Links to PDF File

• Related Issues
• Amyloidosis and Kidney Disease (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Analgesic Nephropathy (Painkillers and the Kidneys) (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Anemia in Kidney Disease and Dialysis (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Financial Help for Treatment of Kidney Failure (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• What Vaccinations Do You Need? (National Kidney Foundation)

• Dictionaries/Glossaries
• Kidney Diseases Dictionary (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Kidney Failure Glossary (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)

• Directories
• Directory of Kidney and Urologic Diseases Organizations (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Find a Urologist (American Urological Association)

• Organizations
• American Association of Kidney Patients
• American Kidney Fund
• Life Options Rehabilitation Program
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• National Kidney Foundation

• Newsletters/Print Publications
• AAKP Kidney Beginnings: The Electronic Newsletter (American Association of Kidney Patients)
• E-Kidney: Online Newsletter of the NKF (National Kidney Foundation)
• Renal Flash (American Association of Kidney Patients)

• Law and Policy
• Medicare Coverage of Kidney Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Services (Dept. of Health and Human Services) - Links to PDF File - Large file
  Also available in: Spanish
• Medigap Policies for People Under Age 65 with a Disability or End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)

• Statistics
• End Stage Renal Disease in the United States (National Kidney Foundation)
• Kidney and Urologic Disease Statistics for the United States (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Kidney Center Data Profile (Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network)

• Children
• School & Family Problems of Children with Kidney Failure (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure in Children (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• When Your Child Has a Chronic Kidney Disease (Nemours Foundation)