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What is the Difference Between sCr, eGFR, ACR, and BUN?

What is the Difference Between sCr, eGFR, ACR, and BUN? Patient Education urine protein-creatinine ratio (uPCR) Urine tests Tests and Procedures urine...

urine albumin-creatinine ratio (uACR),

urine protein-creatinine ratio (uPCR),

Tests and Procedures

Grateful and Giving Back After a Kidney Transplant

Years ago, Shannon was prescribed Lithium to treat her bipolar disorder. Her doctors told her it could harm her kidneys, but after years of struggling...

Peritoneal dialysis,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Transplant recipients ,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Treatments and therapies,

6 Tips to Help “Spring Clean” Your Medicine Cabinet

By Jenise Stephen, Pharm.D Its that time of year again the weather is slowly warming up and the days are getting longer! Despite what the temperatu...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Treatments and therapies

With a New Kidney Came a New Friend

With a New Kidney Came a New Friend Patient Stories Living donors Kidney groups Living donation Organ and tissue transplantation and donation Seven mo...

Living donation,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Environmental Pollution and Kidney Disease

Air, soil, and water pollution have been linked to risks for cancer, heart disease, lung disease, shortened life, and infections. There hasn’t been mu...

Environmental determinants of health,

Social determinants of health,

Environmental risk factors,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing

Kidney Disease: A Family Matter

Kidney Disease: A Family Matter Patient Stories Transplant recipients Kidney groups Glomerulonephritis Glomerular diseases Kidney diseases and condit...

Glomerulonephritis,

Genetic and inherited kidney diseases and conditions,

Glomerular diseases,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Transplant recipients ,

Diseases and conditions,

Hopeful For the Future

 I was diagnosed with kidney disease when I was 22 months old. This came as a shock to my parents – we had no family history of kidney disease th...

Childhood nephrotic syndrome,

Transition to adult care,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Diseases and conditions,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Treatments and therapies

Mom, Donor, Hero: Story of an Altruistic Donor

Kristen Fuller donated her kidney annonymously in June of 2017.

Living donor programs,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Dialysis Depression – Patients Helping Patients

Dialysis Depression Patients Helping Patients Resources & Tools Mental health and wellness Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing Dialysis Treatments...

Depression and anxiety,

Mental health and wellness,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Treatments and therapies

5 Healthy Holiday Tips For Kidney Patients

Holiday parties with family and friends can be a highlight of the holiday season. Dieting during the holidays is no fun! Many people throw their diets...

Diet and meal planning,

Exercise and physical activity,

Diet and nutrition,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing