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Kidney Dialysis

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Kidney Health Information from the National Kidney Foundation

• A Guide to Heart Health for Dialysis Patients
• About Chronic Kidney Disease: A Guide for Patients and their Families
• Advance Directives: A Guide for Patients and Their Families
• Bed-wetting (Enuresis)
• Cancer Risk After Organ Transplantation
• Choosing A Treatment For Kidney Failure
• Coping Effectively: A Guide for Patients and their Families
• Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease: A Guide for American Indians and Alaska Natives
• Diabetes and Kidney Disease
• Diabetes and Kidney Disease - Stage 5
• Dialysis Patient's Bill of Rights and Responsibilities
• Dining Out With Confidence
• From Illness to Wellness: Life After Transplantation
• Health Facts for Teens with Chronic Kidney Disease
• Heart Handbook: Your Heart Transplant
• Hemodialysis
• Hemodialysis Access: What You Need to Know
• High Blood Pressure and Chronic Kidney Disease - Stages 1-4
• High Blood Pressure and Your Kidneys
• High Blood Pressure: A Look at the Causes
• Home Hemodialysis
• If You Choose Not to Start Dialysis Treatment
• Issues for Today's Transplant Recipients
• Keeping Your Heart Healthy When You Have Chronic Kidney Disease - Stages 1-4
• Kidney Transplant
• Liver Transplant Handbook: Your Liver Transplant
• Living Well on Dialysis: A Cookbook for Patients and Their Families
• Managing Anemia When You Are on Dialysis (Stage 5)
• Milk Subsitutes on a Kidney Preservation Diet
• New Onset Diabetes: A Guide for Kidney Transplant Recipients
• Nutrition and Early Kidney Disease: Are You Getting What You Need? - Stages 1–4
• Nutrition and Hemodialysis
• Nutrition and Kidney Failure (Stage 5): Are You Getting What You Need?
• Nutrition and Peritoneal Dialysis
• Nutrition and Transplantation
• Peritoneal Dialysis: What You Need to Know
• Planning for Emergencies (A Guide for Dialysis Facilities)
• Planning for Emergencies (A Guide for People with Chronic Kidney Disease)
• Quality of Life With Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease
• Reducing Cancer Risk After Transplantation
• Staying Fit With Kidney Disease
• The Organ and Tissue Donor Program
• Transplant Recipients Bill of Rights and Responsibilities
• Understanding Depression
• Urinary Tract Infections
• Using ESAs (Erythropoietin-Stimulating Agents) to Treat Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease
• Waiting for a Transplant
• West Nile Virus and Transplant Recipients
• What You Need to Know About Anemia and Chronic Kidney Disease
• What You Need to Know About Urinalysis
• What You Need to Know About Your Access: Getting the Most From Your Treatment
• What You Should Know About Dialyzer Reuse: A Guide for Hemodialysis Patients and their Families
• When Stopping Dialysis Treatment Is Your Choice A Guide for Patients and Their Families
• Winning the Fight Against Silent Killers: A Guide for African Americans
• Working With Kidney Disease: Rehabilitation and Employment
• Your Kidneys: Master Chemists of the Body

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For more information on Kidney Diseases and Conditions, visit these websites:

National Kidney Foundation
Kidney Smart