Overview
- Dialysis
- Choosing a Treatment for Kidney Failure
- Which Type of Dialysis is Right for Me?
- Your Dialysis Care Team
- Patient and Family Resources (Insurance, Financial Assistance, Etc.)
- Tips for Choosing a Dialysis Facility
- Dialysis Patients' Bill of Rights and Responsibilities
- Dialysis Myths
- Dry, itchy skin
- Dry Weight
- Fluid Overload
- Water, Water Everywhere, and Not a Drop to Drink
- Travel Tips for Dialysis Patients
- Dental Health and Dialysis
Hemodialysis
- Hemodialysis
- Hemodialysis Access
- Hemodialysis Catheters: How to Keep Yours Working Well
- Home Hemodialysis
- Nocturnal Hemodialysis
- Nutrition and Hemodialysis
- Coping With the Top Five Side Effects of Dialysis
Peritoneal Dialysis
- Peritoneal Dialysis: What You Need To Know
- Nutrition and Peritoneal Dialysis
- Taking Care of Your Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Catheter
Diet and Understanding Your Labs
- Nutrition and Kidney Failure (Stage 5): Are You Getting What You Need?
- Dietary Guidelines for Adults Starting on Hemodialysis
- Getting More Protein While on Dialysis
- Nutrition and Hemodialysis
- Nutrition and Peritoneal Dialysis
- Iron Needs in Dialysis
- A Guide to Heart Health for Dialysis Patients
- Take Steps to Keep Your Heart Healthy on Dialysis
- What You Should Know About Infectious Diseases: A Guide for Hemodialysis Patients and Their Families
Coping
- NKF Peers program Talk with a trained peer mentor today. Call 1.855.NKF.PEERS (1.855.653.7337) or email nkfpeers@kidney.org.
- Getting Ready for a New Normal
- A New Normal: Life on Dialysis—The First 90 Days
- Coping Effectively: A guide for patients and their families
- Sign-up to join the NKF's Kidney Dialysis Community now!
Palliative and Comfort Care
- Palliative Care
- Dialysis: Deciding to Stop
- If You Choose Not to Start Dialysis Treatment
- Stopping or Not Starting Dialysis