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Brochures: American Association of Kidney Patients 
AAKP Patients Plan, Kidney Beginnings, Understanding Your Hemodialysis Options, Understanding Your Peritoneal Dialysis, AAKP Nutrition Counter, and The Iron Story are some of the brochures available f... Details >
Chronic Kidney Disease: A Family Affair
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the permanent loss of kidney function which may be the result of physical injury or a disease that damages the kidneys, such as diabetes or high blood pressure. CKD ru... Details >
Kidney Beginnings: A Patient's Guide to Living with Reduced Kidney Function
This page provides patients with the information they need to take control of their healthcare and do what is necessary to preserve and protect their kidney function. Created by AAKP, this educationa... Details >
Kidney Beginnings: The Electronic Newsletter
This online newsletter is a product of the American Association of Kidney Patients. Its mission is to improve the lives of fellow kidney patients and thir families by helping them deal with the physic... Details >
Kidney Stones in Adults
Kidney stones are one of the most common disorders of the urinary tract. Research advances have led to a better understanding of the many factors that promote stone formation and thus better treatment... Details >
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Medical Tests of Kidney Function
Healthy kidneys remove wastes and excess fluid from the blood. Blood tests show whether the kidneys are failing to remove wastes. Urine tests can show how quickly body wastes are being removed and whe... Details >
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Nationwide Listing of Renal Support Groups
This web page allows users to search for a local chapter of AAKP. AAKP has 12 Chapters nationwide. To locate a Chapter near you, click on the links, if a Chapter is not offered in your area, contact A... Details >
Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Kidneys Healthy
Also available in: Spanish
Describes the damage that diabetes can do to kidneys and outlines steps that people with diabetes can take to prevent or lessen the complications.... Details >
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
What I need to know about Kidney Stones
This easy-to-read consumer health information document provides basic need-to-know information about kidney stones. The publication describes the function of the kidney, how stones develop in the kidn... Details >
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Your Kidneys and How They Work
This resource explains what kidneys do, why and how they fail, the signs and detection of kidney disease, and treatment of kidney disease.... Details >
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health