Requirements: Compatible with iPhone and iPad
Description:
This App for patients is a convenient way to learn how to stay healthy with a kidney transplant. It provides the answers to frequently asked questions about how and why it is important to follow all of the instructions and recommendations from your transplant team.
Features:
Designed using a ‘Question & Answer’ format to help you self-manage your kidney transplant, along with ongoing care and support from your transplant and other health care team members. With a few quick taps you will be able to:
- Understand the importance of taking anti-rejection (immunosuppression) medications.
- Minimize complications associated with kidney transplant including heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, bone disease, certain cancers, and infection.
- Communicate with your health care providers for better coordination of care.
- Follow a healthy lifestyle with exercise and proper diet.
- Find information on community and other resources that can help with medication costs.
- Access additional materials on kidney transplant.
Easy, quick, and organized by:
- Rejection and Transplant Medicine
- Infection
- Vaccines
- New-Onset Diabetes After Transplant
- Heart disease
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol and blood lipids
- Stop smoking
- Healthy weight
- Cancer
- Bone disease
- Anemia
- Gout
- Sexual activity and fertility
- Mental Health
- Healthy lifestyle
- Patient Assistance Programs
- More information
- Definitions
