Kidney Disease Internet Resources

To learn more about kidney disease (general), end-stage renal disease (ESRD), iron deficiency anemia, or hemodialysis, you can visit one of these Internet sites:

Kidney Disease (General)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), a service of the National Institutes of Health (NIH): http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov

National Kidney Foundation: http://www.kidney.org/general/aboutdisease/index.cfm

Medline Plus, a service of the US National Library of Medicine and the NIH; Kidney Disease (General): http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/kidneydiseasesgeneral.html

National Kidney Disease Education Program, a service of NIH: http://www.nkdep.nih.gov

American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP): http://www.aakp.org/index.htm

End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
The Forum of End-Stage Renal Disease Networks: http://www.esrdnetworks.org

NIDDK, Kidney Failure: Choosing a Treatment That's Right for You: http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/pdf/choosingtreatment.pdf (requires Adobe^® Reader^®)

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, ESRD Program: http://cms.hhs.gov/esrd

Iron Deficiency Anemia
University of Maryland Medicine, Iron-Deficiency Anemia: http://www.umm.edu/blood/aneiron.htm

Columbia University Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia: http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/texts/gcps/gcps0032.html

Iron Disorders Institute: http://www.irondisorders.org/about/index.htm

Hemodialysis
NIDDK, Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure: Hemodialysis: http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/hemodialysis/index.htm

AAKP, Understanding Your Hemodialysis Access Options: http://www.aakp.org/AccessBooklet5.pdf (requires Adobe^® Reader^®)

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