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Plasmapheresis and Blood-type Incompatible Kidney Transplant

Until recently, a transplant patient could only receive an organ from someone with a compatible blood type. An organ from someone with an incompatible blood type would be perceived as foreign and vulnerable to attack by the recipient's natural antibodies. Now, through a process called plasmapheresis, a recipient can receive a kidney from a donor of a different blood type. This procedure is currently being provided at a growing number of...

Five Surprising Ways You Could Be Damaging Your Kidneys

Your kidneys work 24/7 to keep the body healthy by filtering out toxins and extra fluid and regulating blood pressure. Damage to these vital organs could be irreversible, yet so many are unaware of what might be harmful. During March, National Kidney Month, the National Kidney Foundation offers information on five surprising ways you might be damaging your kidneys:

Long term use of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (over-...

Maintaining a Vegetarian Diet with Kidney Disease

Complement 3 Glomerulopathy (C3G)

Tomatoes

Inexpensive Drug Improves Kidney Function in Diabetics

Pentoxifylline, a drug used to treat patients with circulation problems, may also benefit those with kidney disease caused by diabetes and other conditions. Specifically, pentoxifylline decreases proteinuria, the abnormal leakage of protein into the urine, according to two articles in the September issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation.

"When kidneys are healthy, very...

Patient Education Library: 2 - Sided Flyers

Nephrotic Syndrome in Children

Stressed? 10 Ways to Protect Your Kidneys

Everyone experiences stress. Stress can be physiological (due to infection, injury, disease), or psychological (due to anxiety, conflict, threats to safety or well-being). Psychological stress is something that we contend with every day. It has negative connotations, but we also experience stress in response to positive life events, such as getting married or starting a family, in addition to emotionally challenging events, such as the loss...

4 Kidney-Friendly Spring Superfoods

by Linda Ulerich, RD, LD

With spring upon us, it is time to think about all the wonderful fruits and vegetables that are coming back into season. Lots of fruits and vegetables are labeled as "superfoods" but what does this actually mean?

While there is no medical or scientific definition of the term "superfood," most consider it to be a food that has an unusually high amount of antioxidants, vitamins or...