Patient Information
Click the links below to learn more information about these topics
Patient Oriented Sites
Kidney Disease Resources (National Institutes of Health) | NIDDK | National Kidney Foundation
Kidney and Urology Foundation of America | American Association of Kidney Patients
Kidney School (Life Options Rehabilitation Program) | Kidney Times
Dialysis and Transplantation
Choosing a Treatment that's Right for You | A Guide to Paying for Treatment
Hemodialysis (NIH Pamphlet) | Hemodialysis Video | Access for Hemodialysis
Peritoneal Dialysis(NIH Pamplet) | Peritoneal Dialysis Video
Kidney Transplantation | Donating a Kidney
High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
A Guide to Lowering Blood Pressure | Home Blood Pressure Monitoring | High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy
The DASH Eating Plan for High Blood Pressure | Renal Artery Stenosis | Malignant Hypertension
High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease
Kidney Diseases
Glomerular Diseases (also visit our Glomerular Center)
Glomerular Diseases | Nephrotic Syndrome | Edema (Swelling)
Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (Focal Sclerosis, Focal Glomerulosclerosis) | Minimal Change Disease
Membranous Nephropathy | Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis | IgA Nephropathy
Alport Syndrome & Thin Basement Membrane Disease | Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis
Systemic Diseases affecting the Kidneys
Diabetes and Kidney Disease | Preeclampsia | Systemic Lupus Erythematosis | Lupus Nephritis
Multiple Myeloma | Amyloidosis | Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
Kidney Stones
Kidney Stones in Adults | Medullary Sponge Kidney | Nephrocalcinosis
Inherited Diseases
Polycystic Kidney Disease
Acute Kidney Disease
Rhabdomyolysis | Interstitial Nephritis | Acute Tubular Necrosis
Urine Abnormalities
Hematuria (Blood in Urine) | Proteinuria (Protein in Urine) | Orthostatic Proteinuria
Medications
Medline Plus Guide to Drugs and Supplements
Immune Suppression and
Anti-Rejection
Prednisone | Mycophenolate (CellCept) | Cyclosporine (Neoral,Gengraf) | Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan)
Tacrolimus (Prograf, FK506) | Sirolimus ( Rapamune, Rapamycin)
Anemia
Iron Preparations | Epoetin, Procrit, Epogen | Darbepoetin, Aranesp
Tests and Procedures
Common tests and procedures in nephrology
Kidney biopsy | Kidney Scan (Ultrasound) | Kidney Scan (Nuclear) | Kidney Scan (CT) | Cystoscopy
Downloadable forms
Please click on forms to download (Microsoft Excel formats)
Spreadsheets
Lupus Nephritis | Nephrotic Syndrome/Glomerular Disease | Vasculitis (Wegener's etc.) | Hypertension
|
