Health Information for Renal Patients

Alberta Kidney Care

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Advance Care Planning|Nutrition|Disorders|Exercise|Hemodialysis|Kidney Failure|Medical Procedures|Medications|Lab Tests

Advance Care Planning

• Advance Care Planning: Preparing for Your Future Healthcare
• Advance Care Planning: Should I Stop Kidney Dialysis? (Decision Point)
• Deciding About Stopping Dialysis (Patient Care Handout)
• Palliative & End-of-Life Care
• When You Decide Not to Treat Chronic Kidney Disease: Care Instructions (Patient Care Handout)

Nutrition

• Diabetic Renal Diets: Care Instructions (Patient Care Handout)
• Diet for Chronic Kidney Disease (Before Dialysis): Care Instructions (Patient Care Handout)
• Diet for End-Stage Renal Disease (Dialysis): Care Instructions (Patient Care Handout)
• Getting Enough Potassium
• How to Find Sodium
• Kidney Disease: Changing Your Diet
• Learning About Chronic Kidney Disease & Potassium
• Learning About Chronic Kidney Disease & Protein
• Limiting Sodium & Fluids With Heart Failure: Care Instructions (Patient Care Handout)
• Low Sodium Diet (2,000 Milligram): Care Instructions (Patient Care Handout)

Nutrition Services - Patient Resources

• Nutrition Education (Handouts, Activities & Journals)
• Nutrition Basics for Hemodialysis (HD) (YouTube Video)
• Nutrition Basics for Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) (YouTube Video)

Disorders

• Anemia
• Anemia From Chronic Disease: Care Instructions (Patient Care Handout)
• Depression
• Diabetes
• Diabetic Kidney Disease
• Diabetic Kidney Disease: Care Instructions (Patient Care Handout)
• Glomerulonephritis: Care Instructions (Patient Care Handout)
• High Blood Pressure
• High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
• Hyperkalemia: Care Instructions (High Blood Potassium) (Patient Care Handout)
• Hypokalemia: Care Instructions (Low Blood Potassium) (Patient Care Handout)
• Kidney Disease & High Blood Pressure: Care Instructions (Patient Care Handout)
• Kidney Stones
• Low Blood Pressure (Hypotension)
• Lupus (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)
• Nephrotic Syndrome in Children: Care Instructions (Patient Care Handout)
• Polycystic Kidney Disease: Care Instructions (Patient Care Handout)
• Restless Legs Syndrome
• Swelling
• Uremia

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Exercise

• Exercise & Chronic Kidney Disease
• Exercise When You're on Dialysis
• Fitness & Exercise
• Quick Tips: Staying Active in Cold Weather
• Peripheral Arterial Disease & Exercise

Hemodialysis

• Central Vascular Access Device (CVAD
• Hemodialysis Access: Before Your Surgery (Patient Care Handout)
• Hemodialysis Vascular Access: Care Instructions (Patient Care Handout)
• Learning About Hemodialysis & Vascular Access Surgery (Patient Care Handout)
• Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Care: Care Instructions (Patient Care Handout)
• Short-term Catheter for Hemodialysis: Care Instructions (Patient Care Handout)
• Vascular Access Failure

Kidney Failure

• Acute Kidney Injury / Acute Renal Failure
• Acute Kidney Injury: Care Instructions (Patient Care Handout)
• Acute Kidney Injury Versus Chronic Kidney Disease
• Chronic Kidney Disease: Care Instructions (Patient Care Handout)
• Dialysis: Measuring How Well It Works
• End-Stage Renal Disease: Care Instructions (Patient Care Handout)
• Electrolyte Imbalance: Care Instructions (Patient Care Handout)
• Hemodialysis
• Hemodialysis: What Does a Shorter Hemodialysis Time Mean for You?
• Kidney Dialysis: Care Instructions (Patient Care Handout)
• Kidney Disease & High Blood Pressure: Care Instructions (Patient Care Handout)
• Kidney Disease & Your Bones: Care Instructions (Patient Care Handout)
• Kidney Failure
• Kidney Failure: Should I Start Dialysis?  (Decision Point)
• Kidney Failure: What Type of Dialysis Should I Have?  (Decision Point)
• Kidney Failure: When Should I Start Dialysis?  (Decision Point)
• Kidney Infection: Care Instructions (Patient Care Handout)
• Learning About Kidney Disease & Diabetes (Patient Care Handout)
• Learning About Kidney Function Tests
• Learning About Peritoneal Dialysis
• Learning About Chronic Kidney Disease
• Learning About Your Kidneys
• Peritoneal Dialysis
• Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease

Medical Procedures

• Angiogram / Fistulogram & Angioplasty of Your Dialysis Access: Care Instructions
• Computed Tomography Angiogram (CT Angiogram)
• Kidney Biopsy
• Kidney Scan
• Magnetic Resonance Angiogram (MRA) of the Kidneys: About This Test (Patient Care Handout)
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• Needle Kidney Biopsy: Before Your Procedure (Patient Care Handout)
• Nephrectomy
• Retrograde Pyelogram for Kidney Stones

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Medications

• Calcitriol: Injection | Oral
• Chronic Kidney Disease: Medicines to Be Careful With
• Cinacalcet: Oral
• Daily Medicine Schedule
• Darbepoetin Alfa: Injection
• Epoetin Alfa: Injection
• Etidronate/Calcium Carbonate: Oral
• Ferumoxytol: Injection
• Heart Failure: Avoiding Medicines That Make Symptoms Worse
• High Blood Pressure: Taking Medicines Properly
• Iron Dextran: Injection
• Iron Sucrose: Injection
• Keeping Track of Medicines
• Lanthanum Carbonate Chewable Tablet: Oral
• Master List of Medicines
• Medicines to Avoid With Kidney Disease: Care Instructions (Patient Care Handout)
• Pneumococcal Vaccines
• Quick Tips: Taking Medicines Wisely
• Sevelamer: Oral
• Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate Suspension: Oral, Rectal
• Taking Medicines as Prescribed
• Vitamin D: Oral
• Warfarin & Vitamin K

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Lab Tests

• Albumin Urine Test
• Blood Urea Nitrogen
• Calcium (Ca) in Blood
• Complete Blood Count (CBC)
• Creatinine & Creatinine Clearance
• Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)
• Iron (Fe)
• PTH (Parathyroid Hormone)
• Potassium (K): Blood | Urine
• Sodium (Na) in Blood
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