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Healthy kidneys clean your blood by removing excess fluid, minerals and wastes. They also make hormones that keep your bones strong and your blood healthy. But if the kidneys are damaged, they don't work properly. Harmful wastes can build up in your body. Your blood pressure may rise. Your body may retain excess fluid and not make enough red blood cells. This is called kidney failure.
If your kidneys fail, you need treatment to replace the work they normally do. The treatment options are dialysis or a kidney transplant. Each treatment has benefits and drawbacks. No matter which treatment you choose, you'll need to make some changes in your life, including how you eat and plan your activities. But with the help of healthcare providers, family and friends, most people with kidney failure can lead full and active lives.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Renal Care Group, Inc. - Provides high-quality dialysis and nephrology services for patients suffering from chronic kidney failure. (Nasdaq: RCGI).
Diabetes Complications - Covers erectile dysfunction, gastroparesis, kidney failure, sexual and urologic problems. Includes a section on prevention.
American Heart Association: Congestive Heart Failure - Detailed information about this topic as well as links to related subjects such as enlarged heart, high blood pressure, kidney function and cardiomyopathy.
eMedicine Health - Consumer health resource center providing an overview of acute kidney failure and its causes, symptoms and treatment.
Bryan's Kidney Page - Born with kidney failure Bryan has just celebrated his 5th Kidney transplant. Information on organ transplantation.
In Focus: A Photographic Journey - John F. Martin, a photojournalist, documented his bout with kidney failure, dialysis and the live-donor transplant he received from his father. Over 100 photos take the reader through the year-long process step-by-step.
Suite101 - A kidney failure site that publishes monthly articles on the subject of renal failure.
Royal Cornwall Hospital Renal Units - For patients who live in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Includes an introduction, kidney failure explained, symptoms, Haemodialysis and CAPD introduction.
Kidney Directions - Site sponsored by Baxter Healthcare discusses end stage renal disease, acute kidney failure, and chronic kidney failure.
eMedicine Health - Acute Kidney Failure - Consumer health resource center providing an overivew of this disorder, causes, symptoms, and treatment.