Dialysis

Anatomy/Physiology

1.	Your Kidneys and How They Work National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/yourkidneys/index.htm

Children

1.	Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure in Children National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/childkidneydiseases/treatment_m...




2.	What's the Deal with Dialysis? Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/feel_better/things/dialysis.html

Clinical Trials

1.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Dialysis National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/intervention=hemodialysis+OR+dialysis&recr...




2.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Renal Dialysis National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/intervention=hemodialysis&recruiting=true

Dictionaries/Glossaries

1.	Kidney Failure Glossary National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/glossary/index.htm

Directories

1.	Dialysis Facility Compare Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.medicare.gov/dialysis/home.asp




2.	Directory of Kidney and Urologic Diseases Organiza National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/kuorg/

Disease Management

1.	BUN Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/bun/test.html

Law and Policy

1.	Medicare Coverage of Kidney Dialysis and Kidney Tr Dept. of Health and Human Services http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/esrdCoverage.pdf




2.	Medigap Policies for People Under Age 65 with a Di Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.medicare.gov/medigap/under65.asp

National Institutes of Health

1.	Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure: Hemodialysis National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/hemodialysis/index.htm




2.	Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure: Peritoneal D National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/peritoneal/index.htm

Nutrition

1.	Eat Right to Feel Right on Hemodialysis National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/eatright/index.htm




2.	Nutrition and Peritoneal Dialysis National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/atoz/pdf/nutri_pd.pdf




3.	Nutrition Counter American Association of Kidney Patients http://www.aakp.org/AAKP/nakphos.htm

Organizations

1.	Life Options Rehabilitation Program http://www.lifeoptions.org/




2.	National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and K http://www.niddk.nih.gov/




3.	National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/




4.	National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/

Overviews

1.	Peritoneal Dialysis for Kidney Failure Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00079




2.	Dialysis National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=39




3.	Hemodialysis National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/atoz/pdf/hemodialysis.pdf




4.	Hemodialysis for Kidney Failure: Machine Filters W Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00078

Related Issues

1.	Anemia in Kidney Disease and Dialysis National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/anemia/index.htm




2.	What You Should Know about Dialyzer Reuse: A Guide National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/atoz/pdf/dialyzer_reuse.pdf




3.	Amyloidosis and Kidney Disease National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/amyloidosis/index.htm




4.	Financial Help for Treatment of Kidney Failure National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/financialhelp/index.htm




5.	Keeping Fit: Why Dialysis Patients Should Exercise American Association of Kidney Patients http://www.aakp.org/AAKP/RenalifeArt/2003/keepingfit.htm




6.	Preparing for Emergencies: A Guide for People on D Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/10150.pdf




7.	What Do I Need to Do Before Traveling as a Dialysi American Association of Kidney Patients http://www.aakp.org/AAKP/RenalifeArt/2000/traveling.htm

Research

1.	Preventing Worsening Kidney Function in Patients R American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/139/2/I-32

Specific Conditions

1.	Dialysis Access Society for Vascular Surgery http://www.vascularweb.org/_CONTRIBUTION_PAGES/Patient_Information/NorthPoi...




2.	Dialysis: Choosing Not to Start National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=28




3.	Dialysis: Deciding to Stop National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=40




4.	Hemodialysis Dose and Adequacy National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/hemodialysisdose/




5.	Home Hemodialysis National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=74




6.	Know Your Number: Are You Getting Adequate Hemodia Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dept. of Health and Human Services http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/10924.pdf




7.	Peritoneal Dialysis Dose and Adequacy National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/peritonealdose/index.htm




8.	Potential Complications of Dialysis Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00092




9.	Vascular Access for Hemodialysis National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/vascularaccess/index.htm