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Your First Visit with a Kidney Doctor

Your First Visit with a Kidney Doctor Patient Education Patient advocacy Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy Health systems, social syst...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Patient advocacy

Pediatric Transplant: Giving Kids a Second Chance

http://www.kidney.org/livingdonationPriya Verghese is Professor of Nephrology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a pediat...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Children and adolescents,

Organ donation,

Kidney transplantation

Choosing the Right Breakfast Cereal with CKD

Learn how to pick kidney-friendly cereals and milk with low sodium, potassium, and phosphorus to start your day off right.

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Diet and nutrition,

Food and cooking,

Diet and meal planning,

Foods to avoid,

Easy prep meals

Kidney Disease, Dialysis, and Your Eyes

Eye problems can happen without any warning signs, even if you have late stage kidney disease or kidney failure. High blood pressure and diabetes can ...

Treatments and therapies,

Diseases and conditions,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Is it the “Kidney Blues” or Depression?

Q: I’m worried because sometimes I feel so sad and overwhelmed by my kidney disease. Does this mean that I am depressed? How do I know if I need hel...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Mental health and wellness,

Coping and self-care,

Depression and anxiety

Balancing Diabetes and the Kidney Diet

Balancing Diabetes and the Kidney Diet Patient Education Diet and meal planning Diet and nutrition Diabetes Diseases and conditions Carbohydrates Food...

Diseases and conditions,

Diet and nutrition,

Food and drink,

Diet and meal planning,

You Don’t Look Sick

Too often, those with CKD and/or on dialysis are faced with a common refrain – “You don’t look sick.”

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Mental health and wellness,

Self-management and self-care,

Coping and self-care

Foreign Travel Tips For Dialysis Patients

Travel – domestic and abroad – shouldn’t be a barrier to reconnecting with friends and family or enriching your life by visiting new countri...

Treatments and therapies,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

How to Be a Phosphorous Detective

Part of a kidney-healthy diet is tracking or avoiding minerals like sodium, potassium—or phosphorous. Phosphorous is tricky because it can be hidden i...

Diet and nutrition,

Vitamins, nutrients, minerals, and supplements,

Other substances to control,

Diet and meal planning,

Kidney Disease and Tattoos

This is a frequent question and the concern centers around hygiene and the prevention of infections which could include HIV, Hepatitis B and C. People...

Diseases and conditions,

Infectious diseases,