Research Updates in Kidney and Urologic Health

NIDDK Unveils Patient Education Series on Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure

A new boxed set of patient education materials on kidney failure is now available from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. The series contains six booklets and seven fact sheets that explain treatment options for kidney failure and associated concerns and complications. A glossary is also included to help patients, family, and friends understand the medical terms associated with kidney failure. The materials, which have been tested for readability with patients and health care professionals, are as follows:

Booklets

• Kidney Failure: Choosing a Treatment That's Right for You
• Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure: Hemodialysis
• Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure: Peritoneal Dialysis
• Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure: Transplantation
• Eat Right To Feel Right on Hemodialysis
• Kidney Failure Glossary

Fact Sheets

• Vascular Access for Hemodialysis
• Hemodialysis Dose and Adequacy
• Peritoneal Dialysis Dose and Adequacy
• Amyloidosis and Kidney Disease
• Anemia in Kidney Disease and Dialysis
• Renal Osteodystrophy
• Financial Help for Treatment of Kidney Failure

One boxed set is available free of charge from the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC). Additional boxed sets can be ordered from NKUDIC for $10 each. Bulk quantities of the individual publications are also available to health care providers. Single copies of booklets and fact sheets are free of charge. Packages of 25 booklets are $10, and packages of 25 fact sheets are $5.

To order these materials, use the online catalog. The clearinghouse may also be reached by phone at 1–800–891–5390 or 301–654–4415, by fax at 301–907–8906, or by email at nkudic@info.niddk.nih.gov.

These publications are also available online at http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/kidneyfailure/index.htm. NIDDK's patient education materials are a public service and are not copyrighted. Users are encouraged to make as many copies as they wish.

[Top]