Dialysis |
Renal Dialysis |
This article is about renal dialysis; for the laboratory technique, see dialysis (biochemistry); for the treatment for liver failure, see liver dialysis. In medicine, dialysis is a type of renal replacement therapy which is used to provide an artificial replacement for lost kidney function due to renal failure. It is a life support treatment and does not treat any kidney diseases. Dialysis may be used for very sick patients who have suddenly lost their kidney function (acute renal failur ...
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- Amyloidosis and Kidney Disease (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Anemia in Kidney Disease and Dialysis (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- BUN Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Dialysis (National Institutes of Health)
- Dialysis (Merck & Co., Inc.)
- Dialysis (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Dialysis (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Dialysis (Medline Plus)
- Dialysis Facility Compare (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
- Directory of Kidney and Urologic Diseases Organizations (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Eat Right to Feel Right on Hemodialysis [Easy-to-Read] (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Financial Help for Treatment of Kidney Failure (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Hemodialysis (National Kidney Foundation) - Links to PDF File
- Hemodialysis Dose and Adequacy (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Hemodialysis Dose and Adequacy (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Hemodialysis Study Results Published Confirms Current Recommended Practice (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Just the Facts: Skin and Hair Problems on Dialysis (Life Options Rehabilitation Program) - Links to PDF File
- Keeping Fit: Why Dialysis Patients Should Exercise (American Association of Kidney Patients)
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- Life Options Rehabilitation Program
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- Na-K-Phos Counter (American Association of Kidney Patients)
- 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
- Nutrition and Peritoneal Dialysis (National Kidney Foundation) - Links to PDF File
- Peritoneal Dialysis Dose and Adequacy (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
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- Protein/Calorie Counter (American Association of Kidney Patients)
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- Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure: Hemodialysis (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
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- Vascular Access for Hemodialysis (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
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- Your Kidneys and How They Work (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

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