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Helpline Information and leaflets

Click the image or Click here for the latest information and advice for kidney patients and coronavirus.

National Kidney Federation Kidney Matters Patient Information.

NKF information is strictly document controlled to ensure that the information provided is reviewed every three years, so it is always up to date.

Whether you require a single leaflet for yourself, or bulk quantities for a renal unit, hospital or Kidney Patient Association, just call the Helpline number 0800 169 09 36, or e-mail us at: [email protected]

You can read the information on the topics listed below by clicking the name. From there you can also download a PDF of the information if you wish.

NKF Helpline Patient Information

What is kidney disease?
Types of kidney disease
Treatment for kidney disease
Living with kidney disease
Glossary of renal related terms
Know your numbers - Dialysis
Know your numbers - Transplant

Kidney basics

About the kidneys
Chronic kidney disease (CKD)
I've got kidney disease
How to cope with established renal failure
The emotional impact of CKD
Cholesterol and kidney disease
Calculating kidney function
High blood pressure
Frequently asked questions
Acute kidney injury (AKI)
Kidney biopsy
End of life care

Kidney disease

Amyloidosis
Iron deficiency anaemia and chronic kidney disease (call the Helpline to request this leaflet)
Anaemia
Artery stenosis
Diabetes and the kidney
Focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis
Glomerulonephritis
Haematuria
Henoch-schonlein purpura
IgA nephropathy
IgM nephropathy
Interstitial nephritis
Kidney cysts
Loin pain - haematuria syndrome
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN)
Minimal change nephropathy
Myeloma and kidney disease
Nephrotic syndrome in adults
Pain in kidney or urine diseases
Proteinuria
Small or single kidney
Twelve steps towards pain control
Urinary infections
Vasculitis

Polycystic kidney disease

Adult or polycystic kidney disease
Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease

Haemodialysis

Introduction to haemodialysis
Home dialysis the advantahes
Dialysis line insertion
Fistula care

Peritoneal dialysis

What is peritoneal dialysis?
Introduction to peritoneal dialysis
Peritoneal dialysis - frequently asked questions
Are there different types of PD?

Drugs

Blood pressure medication
Commonly prescribed drugs for kidney disease
Commonly taken drugs for kidney failure
Over the counter drugs

Sexual relationships in kidney failure

Sex problems with renal failure
Sexual relationship in kidney failure for men
Sexual relationship in kidney failure for women
Sexual relationship in kidney failure having children

Exercise

Useful exercises which you can do indoors
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has produced an exercise video, designed for people whose lives have been affected or disrupted by Covid-19.
Let's Get Active! Exercise for kidney patients
Staying fit with kidney disease
Can I safely exercise with high blood pressure?

Holiday series

Holiday guide for kidney patients
Holiday dialysis UK
Holiday dialysis European destinations
Holiday dialysis Worldwide destination
Holiday companies
Travel insurance
Holiday tips and guidelines
Holiday guidelines for PD patients
Holiday guidelines for HD patients
Holiday guidelines for transplant patients
Holiday/travel vaccinations in transplant patients

Complete holiday guide for kidney patients 2020

To request the Complete Holiday Guide for Patients 2020, call 0800 169 09 36, or email [email protected].

Transplantation series

Are work and a normal life possible after a transplant?
Blood pressure, cholesterol, heart disease & circulation problems
Cancer after kidney transplantation
Diabetes after transplantation
How long does the transplant operation take?
How are kidneys allocated?
How long is the wait for a kidney?
Infection after transplantation
Is kidney transplantation psychologically stressful?
Kidney transplants from relatives and friends
Sexual problems following a transplant
Skin care in renal transplant patients
Top tips
What are the complications of transplantation?
What is transplant rejection?
What drugs are needed after transplantation?
What is a kidney transplant?

Living donor information

Living donor information
How do donors feel afterwards?
Reimbursement of living donor expenses

Booklets

Alports syndrome
Bones, calcium, phosphate and PTH in kidney failure
Fabry disease
Good mouth care in established renal failure
Green nephrology
Lupus and lupus kidney disease
Reflux

Kidney disease and footcare

Charcot feet
Foot ulcers
Footwear
Holiday feet

Dietary

To request a Dietary Information Pack, call 0800 169 09 37 or email [email protected]

Food With Thought: Tasty Recipes for Kidney Patients and their Families

To order your copy call the helpline on 0800 169 0936 or e-mail [email protected] or order from our online shop.

Download Food with Thought PDF

TASTE! Healthy eating for a Modern Lifestyle by Lawrence Keogh and Janet Brinkworth

Order your copy of Taste!

Lawrence Keogh kidney care cookbook: Rediscovering Food & Flavours Click here

Potassium
The Eatwell Plate
Can kidney patients eat fruit and vegetables?
Renal patients and alcohol
Asian and Afro-Caribbean cooking

Paediatric Information

Arnold goes for a DMSA scan
Child indwelling catheter
Caring for your child's Mitrofanoff
Dietary advice for children on dialysis
Graham has a GFR test
Your child and transplantation
Warts and kidney disease
Why Annie needs a blood test
Your child and chronic renal failure

Benefits

Know your benefits

Also available

Helpline cards
Patient support pack
CKD health check booklet: Look after your kidneys and keep yourself well
Help! I've got kidney failure: Your introduction to kidney failure and its treatment

The National Kidney Federation cannot accept responsibility for information provided. The above is for guidance only. Patients are advised to seek further information from their own doctor.

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