Kidney Diseases

Anatomy/Physiology

1.	Kidneys and Urinary Tract Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/kidneys_urinary.html




2.	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.	Growth Failure in Children with Kidney Disease National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/childkidneydiseases/growthfailu...




2.	Minimal Change Disease Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00809




3.	Overview of Kidney Diseases in Children National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/childkidneydiseases/overview/in...




4.	Children with Chronic Kidney Disease: Tips for Par National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=52




5.	Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/childkidneydiseases/nephrotic_s...




6.	Ureterocele American Urological Association http://urologyhealth.org/adult/index.cfm?cat=01&topic=142&x=14&y=13




7.	Vesicoureteral Reflux National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/vesicoureteralreflux/index.htm




8.	Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/childkidneydiseases/hemolytic_u...

Clinical Trials

1.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Kidney Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D007674&recruiting...




2.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Pyelonephritis National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D011704&recruiting...




3.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Polycystic Kidney Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D007690&recruiting...




4.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Nephritis National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D009393&recruiting...

Coping

1.	Coping Effectively: A Guide for Patients and Their National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/atoz/pdf/coping.pdf

Diagnosis/Symptoms

1.	Ultrasound: Abdomen American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/ultrasound-abdomen.htm




2.	10 Symptoms of Kidney Disease Life Options Rehabilitation Program http://www.lifeoptions.org/kidneyinfo/ckdinfo.php?page=4




3.	24-Hour Urine Collection National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/procdiag/24hr.pdf




4.	Albumin Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/albumin/test.html




5.	Cystoscopy and Ureteroscopy National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/cystoscopy/




6.	Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/procdiag/glomerular.pdf




7.	Hematuria (Blood in the Urine) National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/hematuria/index.htm




8.	Microalbumin and Microalbumin/Creatinine Ratio American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/microalbumin/test.html...




9.	Total Protein and Albumin/Globulin Ratio Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/tp/test.html




10.	Kidney Biopsy National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/biopsy/index.htm




11.	Magnesium Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/magnesium/test.html




12.	Calcium Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/calcium/test.html

Dictionaries/Glossaries

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

Directories

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




2.	Find a Urologist American Urological Association http://urologyhealth.org/find_urologist/

Disease Management

1.	What You Can Do Life Options Rehabilitation Program http://www.lifeoptions.org/kidneyinfo/ckdinfo.php?page=6

Financial Issues

1.	Medicare for Children with Chronic Kidney Disease Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/11066.pdf

Genetics

1.	Genetics Home Reference: Alport syndrome National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=alportsyndrome




2.	Genetics Home Reference: Polycystic kidney disease National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=polycystickidneydisease




3.	Genetics Home Reference: Primary hyperoxaluria National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=primaryhyperoxaluria

National Institutes of Health

1.	Protect Your Kidneys National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.nkdep.nih.gov/kidneymonth/index.htm




2.	Kidney Disease Overview National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.nkdep.nih.gov/patients/index.htm




3.	Kidney and Urologic Diseases National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/index.asp

Newsletters/Print Publications

1.	Renal Flash American Association of Kidney Patients http://www.aakp.org/AAKP/renalflash.htm




2.	AAKP Kidney Beginnings: The Electronic Newsletter American Association of Kidney Patients http://www.aakp.org/AAKP/kbten.htm




3.	E-Kidney: Online Newsletter of the NKF National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/general/ekidney/index.cfm

Nutrition

1.	High-Protein Diets: Are They Safe If You Have Live Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00847




2.	Reducing Phosphorus in Your Diet Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01212




3.	Vitamins and Minerals in Kidney Disease National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=117

Organizations

1.	American Urological Association http://www.auanet.org/




2.	American Association of Kidney Patients http://www.aakp.org/




3.	PKD Foundation http://www.pkdcure.org/




4.	American Kidney Fund http://www.akfinc.org/




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




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

Overviews

1.	Kidney and Urinary Tract Function, Disorders, and American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/conditions/kidney.html

Prevention/Screening

1.	You Have the Power to Prevent Kidney Disease National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.nkdep.nih.gov/resources/kidney_problems.htm

Rehabilitation/Recovery

1.	Working with Kidney Disease: Rehabilitation and Em National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=119

Related Issues

1.	Use of Herbal Supplements in Chronic Kidney Diseas National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=123




2.	Talking to Your Family about Kidney Disease National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.nkdep.nih.gov/patientspublic/family.htm




3.	Talking to Your Doctor about Kidney Disease National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.nkdep.nih.gov/patients/talk_doctor.htm




4.	Single Kidney Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00047




5.	Sexuality and Chronic Kidney Disease National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=108




6.	Risk Factors for Chronic Kidney Disease Life Options Rehabilitation Program http://www.lifeoptions.org/kidneyinfo/ckdinfo.php?page=3




7.	Analgesic Nephropathy (Painkillers and the Kidneys National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/analgesicnephropathy/index.htm




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




9.	Angiotensin Receptor Blockers American Heart Association http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/107/24/e215.pdf




10.	Ectopic Kidneys American Urological Association http://urologyhealth.org/adult/index.cfm?cat=02&topic=122




11.	High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/highblood/index.htm




12.	Kidney (Renal) Trauma American Urological Association http://urologyhealth.org/adult/index.cfm?cat=02&topic=175




13.	Kidney Failure and Cardiovascular Disease American Heart Association http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/108/16/e114.pdf




14.	Renal Osteodystrophy National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/renalosteodystrophy/index.htm




15.	Proteinuria National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/proteinuria/index.htm




16.	Kidney School Life Options Rehabilitation Program http://www.kidneyschool.org/




17.	Kidney Ptosis Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00383




18.	Chronic Kidney Disease: A Family Affair National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/chronickidneydiseases/

Research

1.	Traditional Risk Factors Better Than Emerging Risk National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/apr2005/nhlbi-12.htm




2.	Low Blood Pressure Target Prevented Kidney Failure American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/5/I-42




3.	Few Americans Are Aware They Have Chronic Kidney D National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/dec2004/niddk-17.htm




4.	Factors Associated with Acute Kidney Infections in American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/1/I-34




5.	Estimating Kidney Function in Healthy People American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/12/I-40




6.	Diagnosis of Renal Artery Stenosis American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/9/I-66

Specific Conditions

1.	Lupus Nephritis National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/lupusnephritis/index.htm




2.	Medullary Sponge Kidney Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00343




3.	Kidney (Renal) Abscess American Urological Association http://urologyhealth.org/adult/index.cfm?cat=02&topic=118




4.	Ischemic Nephropathy Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00297




5.	IgA Nephropathy National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/iganephropathy/index.htm




6.	Goodpasture's Syndrome National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/goodpasture/index.htm




7.	Glomerular Diseases National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/glomerular/index.htm




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




9.	Alport's Syndrome Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00780




10.	Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00914




11.	Multicystic Kidney Dysplasia Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00565




12.	Nephrotic Syndrome in Adults National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/nephrotic/index.htm




13.	Renal Tubular Acidosis National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/tubularacidosis/index.htm




14.	Solitary Kidney National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/solitarykidney/index.htm




15.	Simple Kidney Cysts National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/cysts/index.htm




16.	Shrinking Kidney Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00408




17.	Renovascular Conditions Society for Vascular Surgery http://www.vascularweb.org/_CONTRIBUTION_PAGES/Patient_Information/NorthPoi...




18.	Renal Fusion (Horseshoe Kidney) American Urological Association http://urologyhealth.org/adult/index.cfm?cat=02&topic=121




19.	Pyelonephritis (Kidney Infection) in Adults National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/pyelonephritis/index.htm




20.	Post-Infectious Glomerulonephritis Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00629




21.	Polycystic Kidney Disease National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/polycystic/index.htm

Statistics

1.	Kidney and Urologic Disease Statistics for the Uni National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/kustats/index.htm




2.	FASTATS: Kidney Disease National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/kidbladd.htm

Teenagers

1.	Chronic Kidney Conditions Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/urinary/kidney.html




2.	Kidneys and Urinary Tract Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/body_basics/kidneys.html

Women

1.	Pregnancy and Kidney Disease National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=104