Kidney Care
Acute Kidney Injury
Acute kidney failure occurs when the kidneys are suddenly unable to filter waste products from the blood. When your kidn
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Chronic Kidney Disease
Chronic kidney disease includes conditions that damage the kidneys and reduce their ability to keep you healthy by filte
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Hemodialysis
Hemodialysis is a treatment that filters waste and water from the blood, just like the kidneys did when they were health
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Peritoneal Dialysis
In peritoneal dialysis, small blood vessels in the abdominal wall (peritoneum) filter blood using a dialysis solution. T
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Renal Transplant
A kidney transplant is a surgical procedure in which a person whose kidneys are no longer working properly is replaced w
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Diabetes
Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects the way your body converts food into energy. Your body breaks down most of th
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Hypertension
Blood pressure is a measure of the pressure, or force, of blood pushing against the walls of blood vessels. If you have
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Vascular Access Including AV Fistula
An arteriovenous fistula is an irregular connection between an artery and a vein. Blood flow bypasses the small blood ve
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