Patient Education Handouts
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Your Kidneys and How they Work from the NIH, National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse
Dialysis from the National Kidney Foundation
Drugs and Your Kidneys from the National Kidney Foundation
Kidney Stones from the National Kidney Foundation
Nutrition and Diet from the National Kidney Foundation |
| In the News |
In-home dialysis machines are convenient and may keep patients healthier
Many renal specialists are increasingly supporting the use of in-home dialysis machines. In addition to possibly being healthier for patients, the machines are much more convenient for the 400,000 Americans with failed kidneys who often find it hard to go to dialysis centers three times a week for the process. Growing research, although preliminary, suggests daily hemodialysis may keep patients healthier. The National Institutes of Health is set to begin a major study this fall. Read more from the National Kidney Foundation |
| Video Tutorials |
| Kidney Failure, Kidney Stones and IVP (Intravenous Pyelogram) The National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Health provides an extensive list of available videos that are excellent patient education resources. |
| Financial Assistance for Treatment of Kidney Failure |
| Financial Help for Treatment of Kidney Failure |
| Locate a Dialysis Facility and Compare to Others in the Area |
| Medicare - Dialysis Facility Compare Website This website provides important information and resources for patients and family members who want to learn more about chronic kidney disease and dialysis. Look at the information on Dialysis Facility Compare carefully. Use it with other information as you compare facilities and decide where to get dialysis. You should also: visit facilities that interest you, talk to dialysis facility staff and patients, talk to your doctor and, contact kidney disease groups below. |
| Local Organizations in the Tampa Bay Area, Florida |
Pinellas County Chapter, American Kidney Foundation
(727)-447-4687, 4920 Locust Street, NE, Apt. 112, St. Petersburg, FL 33703
Refers kidney patients to proper facilities and doctors.
Florida Medical Quality ESRD (End Stage Renal Disease) Network
1-800-826-3773
Refers kidney patients to proper facilities and doctors.
American Association of Kidney Patients 3505 East Frontage Road, Suite 315, Tampa, FL 33607
Phone: 1–800–749–2257 or 813–636–8100, Fax: 813–636–8122, Email: info@aakp.org; Internet: www.aakp.org
Mission: To improve the lives of fellow kidney patients and their families by helping them deal with the physical, emotional, and social impact of kidney disease.
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| References |
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Kidney Disease Education Program
Emergency Preparedness for People with Kidney Disease |
| --Written by N Thompson, ARNP in collaboration with M Thompson, MD, Internal Medicine, June 2004, Updated June 2005 |
