Treatments for Kidney Diseases

Links to information about the treatments available for kidney diseases, including dialysis and diet therapy.

Reviewed July 2008

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Title:   Kidneys - Q & A
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Your kidneys are as important to your health as your heart or lungs. Their main job is to remove waste products from your body. A number of illnesses can affect the kidneys. You can look after your kidneys by eating healthy food, staying active and maintaining a healthy weight.
Date:   Oct 2007

Title:   Kidneys - nephrotic syndrome
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Nephrotic syndrome is a condition of the kidneys. It is usually caused by one of the diseases that damage the kidneys' filtering system, allowing protein to be filtered out into the urine (proteinuria). Treatment includes medications and dietary changes.
Date:   Oct 2007

Title:   Kidney failure treatment options: making the right choice
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   This booklet helps you to understand how each treatment works and to decide which treatment is most appropriate for you.
Date:   Jul 2007

Title:   Kidney stones
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Kidney stones occur when salts in the urine form a solid crystal. These stones can block the flow of urine and cause infection, kidney damage or even kidney failure.
Date:   Jun 2007

Title:   Calcium and phosphate
Publisher:   Kidney Health Australia
Description:   Information on maintaining the calcium and phosphate balance with kidney disease
Date:   Apr 2007

Title:   Diseases of the Kidneys
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information on the different forms of kidney diseases.
Date:   Mar 2007

Title:   Kidney disease (Comments for consumers)
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Many medicines pass out of the body in the urine. This depends on the kidneys working properly. As people get older their kidneys do not work so well.
Date:   Feb 2007

Title:   Prescribing in renal disease
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   The appropriate prescribing of many drugs depends on knowledge of the patient's total renal function, which is proportional to their body mass. The Cockcroft-Gault method of calculating creatinine clearance takes into account the patient's weight.
Date:   Feb 2007

Title:   Report of CHF Quality Use of Medicines engagement with Kidney Health Australia in Tasmania
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   Kidney Health Australia and CHF hosted workshops in Hobart and Launceston on quality use of medicines issues for consumers and carers.
Date:   Oct 2006

Title:   Chronic kidney disease
Publisher:   Kidney Health Australia
Description:   Information about the stages of kidney disease and clinical terms
Date:   May 2006

Title:   Proteinuria
Publisher:   Kidney Health Australia
Description:   Information on protein in the urine
Date:   Nov 2005

Title:   Nutrition issues and kidney failure
Publisher:   Kidney Health Australia
Description:   Information on diet issues if you have kidney failure
Date:   Nov 2005

Title:   Anaemia and CKD
Publisher:   Kidney Health Australia
Description:   Information about the link between chronic kidney disease and anaemia
Date:   Mar 2005

Title:   Everyday drug therapies affecting the kidneys
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   The kidney is exposed to many potential toxins because of its anatomy and physiology. Careful assessment before prescribing commonly used drugs, dosage adjustment when indicated and close follow-up are required to avoid the potential iatrogenic pitfalls.
Date:   Jan 2000

Title:   Everyday drug therapies affecting the kidneys
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   The kidneys clear many medicines from the body. Many commonly used medicines, such as pain killers or treatments for blood pressure, can affect the kidneys. You need to tell your doctor or pharmacist if you have had kidney problems when they ask you to take a new medication.
Date:   Jan 2000
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