Kidney Diseases

• Latest News
• Studies Strengthen Kidney and Heart Disease Link (09/29/2004, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

• From the National Institutes of Health
• Kidney and Urologic Diseases (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Kidney Disease Overview (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

• Overviews
• Kidney and Urinary Tract Function, Disorders, and Diseases (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
• Kidney School (Life Options Rehabilitation Program)

• 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
• 10 Symptoms of Kidney Disease (Life Options Rehabilitation Program)
• 24-Hour Urine Collection (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF File
  Also available in: Spanish
• Albumin Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
• Calcium Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
• Cystoscopy and Ureteroscopy (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF File
  Also available in: Spanish
• Hematuria (Blood in the Urine) (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Intravenous Pyelogram (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
  Also available in: Spanish
• Kidney Biopsy (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Magnesium Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
• Microalbumin (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
• Ultrasound: Abdomen (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Kidney Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Nephritis (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Polycystic Kidney Diseases (National Institutes of Health)

• Specific Conditions
• Alport's Syndrome (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Amyloidosis and Kidney Disease (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Glomerular Diseases (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Goodpasture's Syndrome (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• IgA Nephropathy (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Ischemic Nephropathy (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Lupus Nephritis (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Medullary Sponge Kidney (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Multicystic Kidney Dysplasia (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Nephrotic Syndrome in Adults (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Polycystic Kidney Disease (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Post-Infectious Glomerulonephritis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Pyelonephritis (Kidney Infection) in Adults (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Renal Tubular Acidosis (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Risk Factors for Chronic Kidney Disease (Life Options Rehabilitation Program)
• Shrinking Kidney (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Simple Kidney Cysts (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Talking to Your Doctor about Kidney Disease (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Talking to Your Family about Kidney Disease (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

• Prevention/Screening
• Total Protein and A/G Ratio Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
• You Have the Power to Prevent Kidney Disease: Learn the Risks (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

• Nutrition
• High-Protein Diets: Are They Safe If You Have Liver or Kidney Disease? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Reducing Phosphorus in Your Diet (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Coping
• Coping Effectively: A Guide for Patients and Their Families (National Kidney Foundation) - Links to PDF File
• What You Can Do (Life Options Rehabilitation Program)

• Related Issues
• 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)
• Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF File
• High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Kidney Failure and Cardiovascular Disease (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF File
• Kidney Ptosis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Proteinuria (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Renal Osteodystrophy (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Single Kidney (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Research
• African Americans Unaware of High Kidney Disease Risk (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Association of the Metabolic Syndrome and Chronic Kidney Disease in U.S. Adults (American College of Physicians)
• Associations of Newer Cardiac Risk Factors with Chronic Kidney Disease (American College of Physicians)
• Possible Causes of the Increasing Incidence of End-Stage Renal Disease (American College of Physicians)
• Studies Strengthen Kidney and Heart Disease Link (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

• Genetics
• Genetics Home Reference: Hyperoxaluria, primary (National Library of Medicine)

• Dictionaries/Glossaries
• Kidney Diseases Dictionary (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
• American Urological Association
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• National Kidney Foundation
• Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation (Polycystic Kidney Research 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)

• Statistics
• African Americans and Kidney Disease Fact Sheet (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• FASTATS: Kidney Disease (National Center for Health Statistics)
• Kidney and Urologic Disease Statistics for the United States (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)

• Women
• Pregnancy and Kidney Disease (National Kidney Foundation)

• Children
• Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Growth Failure in Children with Kidney Disease (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Medicare for Children with Chronic Kidney Disease (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Links to PDF File
• Minimal Change Disease (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Overview of Kidney Diseases in Children (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Ureterocele (American Urological Association)
• Vesicoureteral Reflux (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• When Your Child Has a Chronic Kidney Disease (Nemours Foundation)

• Teenagers
• Chronic Kidney Conditions (Nemours Foundation)
• Kidneys and Urinary Tract (Nemours Foundation)