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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
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 >
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 >
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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
Also available in: Spanish
The American Kidney Fund helps more than 70,000 dialysis patients in the United States with health insurance premiums, Medicare Part D expenses, and other treatment-related expenses that insurance wil... Details >
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
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 >
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 >
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
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