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Dialysis
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Overviews
- Nutrition
- Disease Management
- Specific Conditions
- Related Issues
- Clinical Trials
- Research
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Directories
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- Law and Policy
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From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure: Hemodialysis (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
- Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure: Peritoneal Dialysis (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
Overviews
- Overviews
- Dialysis (National Kidney Foundation)
- Hemodialysis (National Kidney Foundation) - Links to PDF
Also available in: Spanish - Hemodialysis for Kidney Failure: Machine Filters Waste from Your Blood (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Peritoneal Dialysis for Kidney Failure (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Nutrition
- Nutrition
- Eat Right to Feel Right on Hemodialysis
(National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
Also available in: Spanish - Nutrition and Peritoneal Dialysis (National Kidney Foundation) - Links to PDF
- Nutrition Counter (American Association of Kidney Patients)
Also available in: Spanish
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- Dialysis Access (Society for Vascular Surgery)
- Dialysis: Choosing Not to Start (National Kidney Foundation)
- Dialysis: Deciding to Stop (National Kidney Foundation)
- Hemodialysis Dose and Adequacy (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
- Home Hemodialysis (National Kidney Foundation)
- Know Your Number: Are You Getting Adequate Hemodialysis? (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dept. of Health and Human Services) - Links to PDF
Also available in: Spanish - Peritoneal Dialysis Dose and Adequacy (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
- Potential Complications of Dialysis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Vascular Access for Hemodialysis (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Amyloidosis and Kidney Disease (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)
- Keeping Fit: Why Dialysis Patients Should Exercise (American Association of Kidney Patients)
- Preparing for Emergencies: A Guide for People on Dialysis (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Links to PDF
Also available in: Spanish - What Do I Need to Do Before Traveling as a Dialysis Patient? (American Association of Kidney Patients)
- What You Should Know about Dialyzer Reuse: A Guide for Hemodialysis Patients and Their Families (National Kidney Foundation) - Links to PDF
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Dialysis (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Renal Dialysis (National Institutes of Health)
Research
- Research
- Preventing Worsening Kidney Function in Patients Receiving Peritoneal Dialysis (American College of Physicians)
Anatomy/Physiology
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Your Kidneys and How They Work (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
Also available in: Spanish
Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Kidney Failure Glossary (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
Directories
- Directories
- Dialysis Facility Compare (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
- Directory of Kidney and Urologic Diseases Organizations (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
Organizations
- Organizations
- 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
Law and Policy
- Law and Policy
- Medicare Coverage of Kidney Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Services (Dept. of Health and Human Services) - Large PDF 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)
Children
- Children
- Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure in Children (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
- What's the Deal with Dialysis? (Nemours Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish