What is Kidney Failure
Kidney functions
Filtering the blood
Balancing fluid levels
Helping control blood pressure
Helping make red blood cells
Maintaining healthy strong bones
Kidney failure
Acute kidney failure
Chronic kidney failure
Symptoms of kidney failure
Causes of kidney failure
Diabetes mellitus
High blood pressure
Glomerulonephritis
Polycystic kidney disease (PCKD)
Renovascular disease
Chronic pyelonephritis
Lupus erythematosus
Kidney stones
Urinary tract infections
Analgesic nephropathy and drugs
Complications resulting from kidney failure
Heart problems
Atherosclerosis
High blood pressure
Monitoring blood pressure
Anemia
Blood and oxygen
Why do you develop anemia if you have kidney failure?
Renal bone disease
Low calcium levels in blood
High phosphate levels in blood
Low vitamin D levels in blood
Parathyroid hormone and kidney failure
Treatment for kidney failure
Treatment for early stage kidney failure
Tests (predialysis)
Blood Tests
Urine Tests
Other Tests
Diet (predialysis)
Healthy eating guidelines
Special dietary considerations
Tips to restrict potassium intake
Phosphate and calcium
High-phosphate food and drink
Alcohol
Blood pressure
High blood pressure
Low blood pressure
Anemia
What is EPO?
Effectiveness of EPO treatment
Iron deficiency
Side effects of EPO
Renal bone disease
Monitoring PTH levels
Treating renal bone disease
Treatment for end stage kidney failure
Telling people about kidney failure
Telling family and friends about kidney failure
Telling employers and colleagues about kidney failure
Initial reactions after telling people about kidney failure
What can I do?
Look for information and education about kidney failure
Focus on good communication
Managing your kidney disease
Staying positive about your kidney health
Dialysis
How dialysis works
Hemodialysis
How does hemodialysis work?
Who can be treated by hemodialysis?
Choices of where to have hemodialysis
Minimal/self-care center
Home hemodialysis
Hemodialysis access
Fistula
Hemodialysis catheters
Graft
Possible problems with hemodialysis
Peritoneal dialysis
How peritoneal dialysis works
Who can be treated by peritoneal dialysis?
Types of peritoneal dialysis
Peritoneal dialysis access
Dialysis fluid
Possible problems with peritoneal dialysis
Comparison of dialysis methods
Fluid balance
Target weight
Restricting fluid intake
Too much fluid (fluid overload)
Not enough fluid (dehydration)
Kidney diet (dialysis)
Tests (dialysis)
Kidney transplant
Kidney transplant: Types of donors
Who can have a kidney transplant?
The transplant operation
After the transplant operation
Possible transplant operation complications
Tests (transplantation)
Not treating your kidney failure
Dialysis center
How does a dialysis center work?
Who works at a dialysis center?
Summaries
Tests
Drugs
Lifestyle
Coping and living with kidney failure
Kidney failure is emotional
Stresses on kidney patients
Responses to stress
Sex and kidney failure
Body image of kidney patients
Sexual problems
Menstruation, fertility and pregnancy
Sports and exercise
Travel with kidney failure
Travel tips for kidney patients
Traveling while on hemodialysis
Traveling while on peritoneal dialysis
Traveling with a kidney transplant
Support
Support for patients
Support for care givers
Resources
Further information
Books
Organizations and services
Websites
Recipes
List of breakfasts
Cranberry Crisp Coffee Cake
French Toast
Quiche Lorraine
Morning Muffins
Pancakes
Omelet
Instant Breakfast Shake
Fresh Pork Sausage
List of lunches
Quick Tuna Salad
Macaroni and Cheese
Pita Pocket Tuna
Toasted Cottage Cheese
Egg Salad
Chicken Salad
Deviled Eggs
Creamy Tuna Twist
List of dinners
Spicy Fish
Chicken Tetrazzini
Lemony Barbecued Chicken
Meatloaf
Spaghetti and Meat Sauce
Skillet Stuffed Peppers
Pork Chops
Beef on a Skewer
Chicken Tetrazzini Sauce
List of vegetables
Zucchini Sauté
Corn Fritters
Herbed Baked Spinach
Mexican Relish
Fried String Beans
Freezer Cole Slaw
Dill Pickles
Confetti Spaghetti Salad
List of desserts
Blueberry Cheesecake
1-2-3 Cherry Crisp
Carrot Cake
Chewy Fudgy Brownies
Easy Apple Cobbler
Peachy Pie
Sour Cream Pound Cake
Five Minute Berry Sherbet
Cream Cheese Icing
Glossary

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