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Protein (Albumin) and Renal Nutrition
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Renal Support Network
The RSN is a nonprofit, patient-focused, patient-run organization that strives to help patients develop their personal coping skills, special talents, and employability by educating and empowering them (and their family members) to take control of the course and management of the disease.
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Learn kidney disease and self care through interactive patient education modules on 16 topics from Life Options.
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Online education provided by doctors, designed for people with CKD. Requires free registration. Through selected talks, preserving kidney function, eating right, bone health, transplant decisions, anemia, blood pressure and dialysis choices are discussed.
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A thorough but friendly education on the many functions of the kidneys.
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Learn about your kidneys, prevention and management of complications. Join message boards, read blogs from other patients and their family members.
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Information from NIDDK: This is a disease of the bones and joints that can arise as a complication of long-term dialysis.
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Detailed medical description of the many functions of the kidneys. Includes a description of the artificial kidney used in hemodialysis. A University of Minnesota presentation, with lots of technical information about hemodialysis.
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Offers good descriptions of what is involved with PD, and tips to make life with PD easier.
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This website is dedicated to those patients and to all the caring staff in hospitals, dialysis units, and hospice organizations who are committed to helping patients with death, the final stage of growth.
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Resource for patients, professionals and the public to the policies and research pertaining to kidney disease. Animated GIFS, preESRD education, Fadem's Kidney Guide.
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The AAKP is a national non-profit organization founded by kidney patients for kidney patients to educate and improve the health and well-being of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, those on hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and transplant recipients.
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