Recommended Web Sites

Acute Renal Failure - When you are ready, here is an article from the medical journal American Family Physician; it is not as easy to read as most of the other links, but it contains important information.

American Association of Kidney Patients - Great source of information, including the AAKP Patient Plan, which steps you through the various stages of renal disease.

Dialysis Center Compare - Medicare has produced this tool to help you find the right dialysis center.

Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis - The Mayo Clinic explains the difference.

JAMA Patient Page: Kidney Failure - This information was originally published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Kidney Diseases Information - Good fact sheets from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Scroll down to see a number of fact sheets on kidney failure and related topics.

Kidney Disease Overview - The National Kidney Disease Education Program has created this information.

Kidney Failure: What to Expect - The National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse has created this information.

Life Changes for Dialysis Patients - Great information from the Hackensack University Medical Center Dialysis Unit about how dialysis changes your life, and how to cope with those changes.

MedlinePlus - Kidney Failure and Dialysis - Excellent links to resources from the National Library of Medicine, including a number in Spanish.

National Kidney Foundation - The NKF motto is "Making Lives Better", and their web site covers information for professionals, for patients, and even a newsletter called "The Electronic Kidney".

Pregnancy in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) and Transplant Patients - The American Association of Kidney Patients offers this information for mothers-to-be.

Questions and Answers about Renal Diets - Great information from the Renal Dialysis Unit at Hackensack University Medical Center about the importance of a renal diet.

Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure in Children - The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases offers this information.

Useful Links for Dialysis Patients - Excellent links to resources from the Renal Dialysis Unit at Hackensack University Medical Center.