Kidney Education

How do the kidneys work? What is kidney disease? What are my options? Here is where you can find out. We encourage you to read and review information on the web to help you become a better informed patient and a partner in your care. Listed below is a collection of the best places for you to get started:

• The Nephron Information Center (nephron.org)
• Kidney Features
• The Kidneys
• Wikikidney
• American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
• The National Kidney Foundation (NKF)
• The National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• National Kidney Foundation's Clinical Practice Guidelines (K/DOQI)
• Dialysis Units in the USA (nephron.us)
• Life Options
• links.nephron.com (LNC)
• The American Kidney Fund (AKF)
• Davita Website
• iKidney
• renalinfo (Baxter)

These links were compiled by Dr. Steve Fadem and the team members of Kidney Associates.