My Kidney Transplant Experience – James Myers
Message from The Hope: James Myers (AKA Uncle Jim) is a kidney transplant recipient and an outstanding advocate for the kidney community that has graciously shared...
The Role of the Immune System with Impaired Renal Function
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Your dialysis machine, the mind behind it, and the future.
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STAGES OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE(CKD)
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The stages of Chronic Kidney Disease are measured by the eGFR (estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate), a mathematical formula using a person’s...
Kidney Health and Food
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There are many factors to consider when supporting a healthy kidney. One of the most important and simplest is maintaining a...
Dialysate: What’s in your Dialysis Bath?
Every day, kidney patients across the world undergo kidney dialysis treatment. They perform this treatment either at home or in an outpatient kidney dialysis clinic. What many patients don’t see is how their blood is being cleaned during the dialysis process. During dialysis, the blood is cleaned by a solution called dialysate.
Diabetes and CKD – They go hand in hand.
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It’s National Diabetes Awareness Month! Take ADA 60-Second...
WOMEN AND CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
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Women’s bodies react differently to Chronic Kidney disease(CKD) than to mens. It is important to know how Chronic Kidney Disease affects...
Infection Risks: How to minimize them?
Thousands of patients each day undergo kidney dialysis treatment across the United States. These patients are at an increased risk for infection because the hemodialysis process requires frequent use of catheters or needles to access the bloodstream. Patients who undergo hemodialysis have weakened immune systems, which increase their risk for infection. They require frequent hospitalizations and surgery where they might acquire an infection.
How to tell Fact from Fiction when it Comes to Managing...
When it comes to chronic kidney disease, there is so much conflicting information online. One website may tell you to never eat one food group ever again, and another website may claim they have found the cure to kidney disease. In the confusing world of CKD, how do you tell what is true and what is false?