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Kidney Failure |
Acute Renal Failure; Kidney Failure and Dialysis; Kidney Failure Glossary; Kidney Failure Series; Kidney Failure: Choosing a Treatment That's Right for You |
Renal failure is the condition where the kidneys fail to function properly. Physiologically, renal failure is described as a decrease in the glomerular filtration rate. Clinically, this manifests in an elevated serum creatinine. It can broadly be divided into two categories: acute renal failure and chronic renal failure. Chronic renal failure (CRF) develops slowly and gives few symptoms initially. It can be the complication of a large number of kidney diseases, such as IgA nephritis, glome ...
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Resources
- AAKP Kidney Beginnings: The Electronic Newsletter (American Association of Kidney Patients)
- Acute Renal Failure (National Women's Health Information Center)
- American Association of Kidney Patients
- American Kidney Fund
- 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)
- BUN Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Kidney Failure (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Kidney Failure, Chronic (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Renal Dialysis (National Institutes of Health)
- Coping Effectively: A Guide for Patients and Their Families (National Kidney Foundation) - Links to PDF File
- Directory of Kidney and Urologic Diseases Organizations (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- E-Kidney: Online Newsletter of the NKF (National Kidney Foundation)
- End Stage Renal Disease in the United States (National Kidney Foundation)
- FDA Approves First in a New Class of Drugs to Treat Hyperparathyroidism Associated with Renal Failure and in Patients with Parathyroid Cancer (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
- Financial Help for Treatment of Kidney Failure (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Find a Urologist (American Urological Association)
- JAMA Patient Page: Acute Renal Failure (American Medical Association)
- Kidney and Urologic Disease Statistics for the United States (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Kidney Center Data Profile (Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network)
- Kidney Disease and Kidney Failure (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Kidney Disease Facts & Statistics: New Cases Statistics (American Society of Nephrology)
- Kidney Disease Facts & Statistics: Prevalence (American Society of Nephrology)
- Kidney Diseases Dictionary [Easy-to-Read] (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Kidney Failure (Medline Plus)
- Kidney Failure (MayoClinic)
- Kidney Failure and Cardiovascular Disease (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF File
- Kidney Failure Glossary (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Kidney Failure [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
- Kidney Failure: Choosing a Treatment That's Right for You (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Kidney Transplant: A New Lease on Life (National Kidney Foundation)
- Kidneys and Urinary Tract (Nemours Foundation)
- Life Options Rehabilitation Program
- Medical Tests of Kidney Function (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Medicare Coverage of Kidney Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Services (Dept. of Health and Human Services) - Links to PDF File - Large file (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Publications Office)
- 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
- Renal Flash (American Association of Kidney Patients)
- Renal Osteodystrophy (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- School & Family Problems of Children with Kidney Failure (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Timing of Evaluation by Specialists for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (American College of Physicians)
- Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure in Children (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure: Transplantation (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- What Vaccinations Do You Need? (National Kidney Foundation)
- When Your Child Has a Chronic Kidney Disease (Nemours Foundation)
- Your Kidneys and How They Work (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
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