• Introduction to the Kidneys and Chronic Kidney Disease(National Kidney Foundation)
• Kidney (Renal) Failure(American Urological Association)

  Also available in Spanish

• Kidney Disease Overview(National Kidney Disease Education Program)
• You Can Live: Your Guide for Living with Kidney Failure(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Large PDF file

  Also available in Spanish

• Preeclampsia Raises Risk of Serious Kidney Disease(08/20/2008, HealthDay)
• Monitoring Hormone May Improve Kidney Failure Outcomes(08/06/2008, HealthDay)

• Kidney and Urinary Tract Function, Disorders, and Diseases(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
• Understanding Your Blood Work: eGFR(American Kidney Fund) - Links to PDF

• Choosing a Treatment for Kidney Failure(National Kidney Foundation) - Large PDF file
• Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure: Transplantation(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

• Renal Diet for Vegetarians: Choosing the Right Proteins(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Treating Kidney Failure and Eating Healthy(National Kidney Foundation)

• Coping Effectively: A Guide for Patients and Their Families(National Kidney Foundation)

• BUN Test(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
• Creatinine(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)

• JAMA Patient Page: Acute Renal Failure(American Medical Association) - Links to PDF

  Also available in Spanish

• Kidney Failure, Acute(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Kidney Failure, Chronic(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Amyloidosis and Kidney Disease(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Analgesic Nephropathy (Painkillers and the Kidneys)(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Anemia in Kidney Disease and Dialysis(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Bone Disease in Chronic Kidney Failure(National Kidney Foundation)
• FDA Requests Boxed Warning for Contrast Agents Used to Imrpove MRI Images(Food and Drug Administration)
• Health Care Team(National Kidney Foundation)
• Kidney and Heart Disease Connection(American Society of Nephrology) - Links to PDF
• Kidney Failure: What to Expect(National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Managing Your Life with Kidney Failure(National Kidney Foundation)
• Questions and Answers on Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents(Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)
• Renal Osteodystrophy(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• What Vaccinations Do You Need?(National Kidney Foundation)

• Kidney Failure(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player

  Also available in Spanish

• Kidneys and Urinary Tract(Nemours Foundation)

  Also available in Spanish

• Your Kidneys and How They Work(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

  Also available in Spanish

• Financial Help for Treatment of Kidney Failure(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Medicare Coverage of Kidney Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Services(Dept. of Health and Human Services) - Large PDF file

  Also available in Spanish

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Kidney Failure(National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Kidney Failure, Chronic(National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Peritoneal Dialysis(National Institutes of Health)

• Genetics Home Reference: Alport syndrome(National Library of Medicine)

• Chronic Kidney Disease and Kidney Failure(National Institutes of Health) - Links to PDF

References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

• Article: Preeclampsia and the risk of end-stage renal disease.
• Article: Renin-angiotensin blockade and kidney disease.
• Article: Fibroblast growth factor 23 and mortality among patients undergoing hemodialysis.
• Kidney Failure -- see more articles

• Kidney Diseases Dictionary(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Kidney Failure Glossary(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

• Directory of Kidney and Urologic Diseases Organizations(National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Find a Urologist(American Urological Association)

• American Association of Kidney Patients
• 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

• AAKP Kidney Beginnings: The Electronic Newsletter(American Association of Kidney Patients)
• E-Kidney Newsletter(National Kidney Foundation)
• Renal Flash(American Association of Kidney Patients)

• Medigap Policies for People Under Age 65 with a Disability or End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)

• End Stage Renal Disease in the United States(National Kidney Foundation)
• Kidney and Urologic Diseases Statistics for the United States(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Kidney Center Data Profile(Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network)

• Questions Children Ask: Helping Children Adjust When a Parent Has Kidney Failure(National Kidney Foundation)
• School & Family Problems of Children with Kidney Failure(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure in Children(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• What Vaccinations Does My Child Need?(National Kidney Foundation)
• When Your Child Has a Chronic Kidney Disease(Nemours Foundation)