Health and Medical Guide to Kidney and Urinary System Disorders Dialysis Health information topics about Dialysis: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Your Kidneys and How They Work National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/yourkidneys/index.htm Children 1. Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure in Children National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/childkidneydiseases/treatment_m... 2. What's the Deal with Dialysis? Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/feel_better/things/dialysis.html Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Dialysis National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/intervention=hemodialysis+OR+dialysis&recr... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Renal Dialysis National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/intervention=hemodialysis&recruiting=true Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Kidney Failure Glossary National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/glossary/index.htm Directories 1. Dialysis Facility Compare Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.medicare.gov/dialysis/home.asp 2. Directory of Kidney and Urologic Diseases Organiza National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/kuorg/ Disease Management 1. BUN Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/bun/test.html Law and Policy 1. Medicare Coverage of Kidney Dialysis and Kidney Tr Dept. of Health and Human Services http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/esrdCoverage.pdf 2. Medigap Policies for People Under Age 65 with a Di Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.medicare.gov/medigap/under65.asp National Institutes of Health 1. Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure: Hemodialysis National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/hemodialysis/index.htm 2. Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure: Peritoneal D National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/peritoneal/index.htm Nutrition 1. Eat Right to Feel Right on Hemodialysis National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/eatright/index.htm 2. Nutrition and Peritoneal Dialysis National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/atoz/pdf/nutri_pd.pdf 3. Nutrition Counter American Association of Kidney Patients http://www.aakp.org/AAKP/nakphos.htm Organizations 1. Life Options Rehabilitation Program http://www.lifeoptions.org/ 2. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and K http://www.niddk.nih.gov/ 3. National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/ 4. National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/ Overviews 1. Peritoneal Dialysis for Kidney Failure Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00079 2. Dialysis National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=39 3. Hemodialysis National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/atoz/pdf/hemodialysis.pdf 4. Hemodialysis for Kidney Failure: Machine Filters W Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00078 Related Issues 1. Anemia in Kidney Disease and Dialysis National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/anemia/index.htm 2. What You Should Know about Dialyzer Reuse: A Guide National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/atoz/pdf/dialyzer_reuse.pdf 3. Amyloidosis and Kidney Disease National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/amyloidosis/index.htm 4. Financial Help for Treatment of Kidney Failure National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/financialhelp/index.htm 5. Keeping Fit: Why Dialysis Patients Should Exercise American Association of Kidney Patients http://www.aakp.org/AAKP/RenalifeArt/2003/keepingfit.htm 6. Preparing for Emergencies: A Guide for People on D Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/10150.pdf 7. What Do I Need to Do Before Traveling as a Dialysi American Association of Kidney Patients http://www.aakp.org/AAKP/RenalifeArt/2000/traveling.htm Research 1. Preventing Worsening Kidney Function in Patients R American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/139/2/I-32 Specific Conditions 1. Dialysis Access Society for Vascular Surgery http://www.vascularweb.org/_CONTRIBUTION_PAGES/Patient_Information/NorthPoi... 2. Dialysis: Choosing Not to Start National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=28 3. Dialysis: Deciding to Stop National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=40 4. Hemodialysis Dose and Adequacy National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/hemodialysisdose/ 5. Home Hemodialysis National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=74 6. Know Your Number: Are You Getting Adequate Hemodia Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dept. of Health and Human Services http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/10924.pdf 7. Peritoneal Dialysis Dose and Adequacy National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/peritonealdose/index.htm 8. Potential Complications of Dialysis Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DA00092 9. Vascular Access for Hemodialysis National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/vascularaccess/index.htm   Urology / Nephrology News From Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. CyberKnife Treatment For Prostate Cancer 4 Sep 2010 at 3:00am CyberKnife radiosurgery treatment for prostate cancer is rapid, effective and has no side effects, with the added benefit of being non-invasive. Since 2003, the CyberKnife Center of Miami and the CyberKnife Center of Palm Beach have been providing this high tech cancer treatment longer than any facility in South Florida... 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