Dialysis Online Message Boards
Open for dialysis patients, doctors, technicians, nurses, social workers and dieticians.
Polycystic Kidney Disease Chat and Community
A place where people with PKD, friends and family members can go for support. With many links for dialysis information and offers weekly chats and message boards.
Renalrelating
Yahoo email list group providing support for people with or about to be in kidney failure.
At Home With Dialysis
Site devoted to home hemodialysis. A personal story with support group.
Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort
Features a research network focused on prediction and mechanisms of progression towards renal disease and cardiovascular events in patients with CRI.
Dialysis Access Care Center Online
Provides timely planning and consulting information for nephrologists interested in access care and interventional nephrology.
DaVita Patient Citizens
Nationwide, non-profit, patient-governed dialysis organization dedicated to improving quality of life. Available in English and Spanish.
eMedicine Health - Acute Kidney Failure
Consumer health resource center providing an overivew of this disorder, causes, symptoms, and treatment.
Chronic Kidney Failure
eMedicine Health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of kidney failure.
Southern California Renal Disease Council
Forms, reports, data, and resources for end stage renal disease patients, providers and facilities. Information on dialysis and transplant. Some information in Spanish.
Forum of ESRD Networks
Information about this national organization as well end-stage renal disease data.
HDCN
Provides up-to-date, selected information on renal disorders and their treatment, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and about hypertension, dialysis, and clinical nephrology topics.
In Focus: A Photographic Journey
John F. Martin, a photojournalist, documented his bout with kidney failure, dialysis and the live-donor transplant he received from his father. Over 100 photos take the reader through the year-long process step-by-step.
National Kidney Foundation-Making Lives Better
Information for organ donors and recipients, for patients and professionals, meetings and events and support. An A-Z guide for kidney disease and related conditions.
Kidney Directions
Site sponsored by Baxter Healthcare discusses end stage renal disease, acute kidney failure, and chronic kidney failure.
American Kidney Fund
Information about this national voluntary health organization, as well as kidney disease facts.
Mayo Clinic: Kidney Transplant Program
Learn more about the center for treatment and diagnosis. Includes information on living donor kidney transplants.
NephrologyChannel: CRF
An overview of Chronic renal failure, including the causes, symptoms, types, diagnosis and treatment.
End Stage Renal Disease Network 13
Provides support and information on ESRD to the Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma renal communities.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Information about the organization, as well as research, special reports, health information, clinical trials and health education programs.
Pediatric On Call
Find out what would be the right kind of food for your child with chronic renal failure (CRF).
Phosphorus Control
For healthcare professionals on the treatment and management of hyperphosphatemia.
Gil's Home
My personal stories about two failed kidney transplants, hemodialysis since 1984, and a recent trial run of peritoneal dialysis.
Royal Cornwall Hospital Renal Units
For patients who live in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Includes an introduction, kidney failure explained, symptoms, Haemodialysis and CAPD introduction.
Renalworld
Allows patient, professionals and the public access to the worldwide kidney resources on the Web. Links. Animated GIFS, preESRD education, Fadem's Kidney Guide.
A New Kidney for Andi
Journal of a donation of a kidney to site author's daughter.
Suite101
A kidney failure site that publishes monthly articles on the subject of renal failure.
URREA: University Renal Research and Education Association
Details about this organization whose purpose is to conduct epidemiological, clinical, and economic studies of ESRD and related diseases. Includes contact information.
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