Health and Medical Guide to Kidney and Urinary System Disorders Kidney Diseases Health information topics about Kidney Diseases: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Kidneys and Urinary Tract Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/kidneys_urinary.html 2. 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. Growth Failure in Children with Kidney Disease National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/childkidneydiseases/growthfailu... 2. Minimal Change Disease Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00809 3. Overview of Kidney Diseases in Children National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/childkidneydiseases/overview/in... 4. Children with Chronic Kidney Disease: Tips for Par National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=52 5. Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/childkidneydiseases/nephrotic_s... 6. Ureterocele American Urological Association http://urologyhealth.org/adult/index.cfm?cat=01&topic=142&x=14&y=13 7. Vesicoureteral Reflux National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/vesicoureteralreflux/index.htm 8. Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/childkidneydiseases/hemolytic_u... Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Kidney Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D007674&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Pyelonephritis National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D011704&recruiting... 3. ClinicalTrials.gov: Polycystic Kidney Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D007690&recruiting... 4. ClinicalTrials.gov: Nephritis National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D009393&recruiting... Coping 1. Coping Effectively: A Guide for Patients and Their National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/atoz/pdf/coping.pdf Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Ultrasound: Abdomen American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/ultrasound-abdomen.htm 2. 10 Symptoms of Kidney Disease Life Options Rehabilitation Program http://www.lifeoptions.org/kidneyinfo/ckdinfo.php?page=4 3. 24-Hour Urine Collection National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/procdiag/24hr.pdf 4. Albumin Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/albumin/test.html 5. Cystoscopy and Ureteroscopy National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/cystoscopy/ 6. Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/procdiag/glomerular.pdf 7. Hematuria (Blood in the Urine) National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/hematuria/index.htm 8. Microalbumin and Microalbumin/Creatinine Ratio American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/microalbumin/test.html... 9. Total Protein and Albumin/Globulin Ratio Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/tp/test.html 10. Kidney Biopsy National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/biopsy/index.htm 11. Magnesium Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/magnesium/test.html 12. Calcium Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/calcium/test.html Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Kidney Diseases Dictionary National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/kdictionary/index.htm Directories 1. Directory of Kidney and Urologic Diseases Organiza National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/kuorg/ 2. Find a Urologist American Urological Association http://urologyhealth.org/find_urologist/ Disease Management 1. What You Can Do Life Options Rehabilitation Program http://www.lifeoptions.org/kidneyinfo/ckdinfo.php?page=6 Financial Issues 1. Medicare for Children with Chronic Kidney Disease Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/11066.pdf Genetics 1. Genetics Home Reference: Alport syndrome National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=alportsyndrome 2. Genetics Home Reference: Polycystic kidney disease National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=polycystickidneydisease 3. Genetics Home Reference: Primary hyperoxaluria National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=primaryhyperoxaluria National Institutes of Health 1. Protect Your Kidneys National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.nkdep.nih.gov/kidneymonth/index.htm 2. Kidney Disease Overview National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.nkdep.nih.gov/patients/index.htm 3. Kidney and Urologic Diseases National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/index.asp Newsletters/Print Publications 1. Renal Flash American Association of Kidney Patients http://www.aakp.org/AAKP/renalflash.htm 2. AAKP Kidney Beginnings: The Electronic Newsletter American Association of Kidney Patients http://www.aakp.org/AAKP/kbten.htm 3. E-Kidney: Online Newsletter of the NKF National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/general/ekidney/index.cfm Nutrition 1. High-Protein Diets: Are They Safe If You Have Live Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00847 2. Reducing Phosphorus in Your Diet Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01212 3. Vitamins and Minerals in Kidney Disease National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=117 Organizations 1. American Urological Association http://www.auanet.org/ 2. American Association of Kidney Patients http://www.aakp.org/ 3. PKD Foundation http://www.pkdcure.org/ 4. American Kidney Fund http://www.akfinc.org/ 5. National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/ 6. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and K http://www.niddk.nih.gov/ Overviews 1. Kidney and Urinary Tract Function, Disorders, and American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/conditions/kidney.html Prevention/Screening 1. You Have the Power to Prevent Kidney Disease National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.nkdep.nih.gov/resources/kidney_problems.htm Rehabilitation/Recovery 1. Working with Kidney Disease: Rehabilitation and Em National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=119 Related Issues 1. Use of Herbal Supplements in Chronic Kidney Diseas National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=123 2. Talking to Your Family about Kidney Disease National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.nkdep.nih.gov/patientspublic/family.htm 3. Talking to Your Doctor about Kidney Disease National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.nkdep.nih.gov/patients/talk_doctor.htm 4. Single Kidney Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00047 5. Sexuality and Chronic Kidney Disease National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=108 6. Risk Factors for Chronic Kidney Disease Life Options Rehabilitation Program http://www.lifeoptions.org/kidneyinfo/ckdinfo.php?page=3 7. Analgesic Nephropathy (Painkillers and the Kidneys National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/analgesicnephropathy/index.htm 8. Anemia in Kidney Disease and Dialysis National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/anemia/index.htm 9. Angiotensin Receptor Blockers American Heart Association http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/107/24/e215.pdf 10. Ectopic Kidneys American Urological Association http://urologyhealth.org/adult/index.cfm?cat=02&topic=122 11. High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/highblood/index.htm 12. Kidney (Renal) Trauma American Urological Association http://urologyhealth.org/adult/index.cfm?cat=02&topic=175 13. Kidney Failure and Cardiovascular Disease American Heart Association http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/108/16/e114.pdf 14. Renal Osteodystrophy National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/renalosteodystrophy/index.htm 15. Proteinuria National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/proteinuria/index.htm 16. Kidney School Life Options Rehabilitation Program http://www.kidneyschool.org/ 17. Kidney Ptosis Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00383 18. Chronic Kidney Disease: A Family Affair National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/chronickidneydiseases/ Research 1. Traditional Risk Factors Better Than Emerging Risk National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/apr2005/nhlbi-12.htm 2. Low Blood Pressure Target Prevented Kidney Failure American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/5/I-42 3. Few Americans Are Aware They Have Chronic Kidney D National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/dec2004/niddk-17.htm 4. Factors Associated with Acute Kidney Infections in American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/1/I-34 5. Estimating Kidney Function in Healthy People American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/12/I-40 6. Diagnosis of Renal Artery Stenosis American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/9/I-66 Specific Conditions 1. Lupus Nephritis National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/lupusnephritis/index.htm 2. Medullary Sponge Kidney Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00343 3. Kidney (Renal) Abscess American Urological Association http://urologyhealth.org/adult/index.cfm?cat=02&topic=118 4. Ischemic Nephropathy Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00297 5. IgA Nephropathy National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/iganephropathy/index.htm 6. Goodpasture's Syndrome National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/goodpasture/index.htm 7. Glomerular Diseases National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/glomerular/index.htm 8. Amyloidosis and Kidney Disease National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/amyloidosis/index.htm 9. Alport's Syndrome Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00780 10. Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00914 11. Multicystic Kidney Dysplasia Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00565 12. Nephrotic Syndrome in Adults National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/nephrotic/index.htm 13. Renal Tubular Acidosis National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/tubularacidosis/index.htm 14. Solitary Kidney National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/solitarykidney/index.htm 15. Simple Kidney Cysts National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/cysts/index.htm 16. Shrinking Kidney Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00408 17. Renovascular Conditions Society for Vascular Surgery http://www.vascularweb.org/_CONTRIBUTION_PAGES/Patient_Information/NorthPoi... 18. Renal Fusion (Horseshoe Kidney) American Urological Association http://urologyhealth.org/adult/index.cfm?cat=02&topic=121 19. Pyelonephritis (Kidney Infection) in Adults National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/pyelonephritis/index.htm 20. Post-Infectious Glomerulonephritis Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00629 21. Polycystic Kidney Disease National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/polycystic/index.htm Statistics 1. Kidney and Urologic Disease Statistics for the Uni National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/kustats/index.htm 2. FASTATS: Kidney Disease National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/kidbladd.htm Teenagers 1. Chronic Kidney Conditions Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/urinary/kidney.html 2. 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