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Anemia in Kidney Disease and Dialysis Describes when anemia begins, its diagnosis, treatment, and causes other than kidney disease.... Details > National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health Dialysis Facility Compare Locate and compare dialysis services available in your area by looking at dialysis facility location, shifts that start or continue after 5 PM, adequacy of hemodialysis, anemia management and patient ... Details > Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Dialysisfinder™   Dialysis patients can use this free online service to locate dialysis units near where they live, or in places to which they travel. This web site also provides other dialysis related resources, a fre... Details > Commercial Entity--Follow the Resource URL for More Information Eat Right to Feel Right on Hemodialysis Describes the effects that food, fluids, potassium, phosphorous, protein, sodium, and calories have on patients undergoing hemodialysis.... Details > National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health Hemodialysis Dose and Adequacy A resource for patients undergoing dialysis. Explains periodic tests and measurements such as the Kt/V and the URR.... Details > National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health Kidney Failure: Choosing a Treatment That's Right for You Also available in: Spanish This site offers a thorough description, with illustrations, of hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, kidney transplantation, and refusal of or withdrawal from treatment.... Details > National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Medicare Coverage of Kidney Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Services Also available in: Spanish This booklet discusses the two parts of Medicare, when protection begins and ends, providers of and coverage of maintenance dialysis, self-dialysis, home dialysis, and kidney transplant surgery. Othe... Details > Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Peritoneal Dialysis Dose and Adequacy Describes the types of peritoneal dialysis, tests to determine efficiency, patient compliance with medical recommendations, and amounts of residual kidney function.... Details > National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure: Hemodialysis Describes how hemodialysis works, how people prepare for it, and the equipment and tests involved. Also provides information about dietary changes that may be beneficial and conditions secondary to k... Details > National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure: Peritoneal Dialysis Describes how peritoneal dialysis works, how people prepare for it, and the equipment and tests involved. Also provides information about dietary changes that may be beneficial and conditions seconda... Details > National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health