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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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Provides an overview of financial help that may be available for the treatment of kidney failure: Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, VA, SSDI, and SSI benefits.... Details >
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Summary fact sheet on statistics for kidney and urologic diseases.... Details >
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
This consumer fact sheet discusses diabetes and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and the treatments and therapies involved.... Details >
This glossary defines words that are often used when people talk or write about kidney failure and its treatments. It is designed for people whose kidneys have failed and for their families and friend... 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 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
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
This fact sheet explains how transplantation works, the process itself, posttransplant care, financial issues, and organ donation.... Details >
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health