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• http://www.kidney.org/
• About NKF
• Recursos en Español
• Kidney Health
• Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
• Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR)
• Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
• Tests to Check Your Kidney Health
• Understanding Your Lab Values and Other CKD Health Numbers
• http://www.kidney.org/kidney-topics
• See all Diet & Nutrition Topics
• Diseases and conditions
• Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing
• Tests and procedures
• Treatments and therapies
• http://www.kidney.org/podcasts/hot-topics-kidney-health
• “There’s Life After Dialysis”: How a Single Dad Found Hope After Kidney Failure
• New Research Shows Bacteria May Help Kidney Stones Form
• Gout Isn’t Your Fault: What People With Kidney Disease Need to Know
• How Plant-Based Eating Helped Two People Slow Kidney Disease Progression
• See All News & Stories
• Prevention & Awareness
• Patient Education
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• Advocacy
• See all News & Stories
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• https://www.kidney.org/kidney-quiz/
• Nutrition and Kidney Disease, Stages 1-5 (Not on Dialysis)
• Phosphorus and Your CKD Diet
• Potassium in Your CKD Diet
• CKD Diet: How much protein is the right amount?
• Sodium and Your CKD Diet: How to Spice Up Your Cooking
• http://www.kidney.org/nutrition/recipes
• http://www.kidney.org/nutrition
• Treatment & Support
• Dialysis
• Hemodialysis
• Peritoneal Dialysis
• Home Dialysis
• Coping Effectively
• See all Dialysis Topics
• Study Sheds Light on Transportation Barriers in Dialysis and Why Patient Voices Matter
• From World Traveler to Dialysis Chair: Lessons in Not Giving Up
• How the Ransome Family Is Raising Awareness about Childhood Kidney Disease
• Strength in Sharing: “There’s Power in Telling Your Kidney Story.”
• http://www.kidney.org/treatment-support/peers
• Kidney Transplant
• Kidney Xenotransplantation
• The Kidney Transplant Waitlist
• Life with a Kidney Transplant
• See all Transplant Topics
• How Belmont Cameli Saved Seven Lives in a Kidney Donation Chain
• “I Thought I Was Too Old to Donate a Kidney”
• Peach Pit Lead Singer Donates Kidney to His Cousin
• http://www.kidney.org/transplantation
• Clinical Trials
• Are Clinical Trials Safe?
• Finding out More about Clinical Trials
• Kidney Disease Clinical Trial Directory
• Who Can Participate in a Clinical Trial
• See all Clinical Trial Topics
• What You Should Know About Complement 3 Glomerulopathy (C3G)
• Clinical Trials for Pig-to-Human Kidney Transplantation Are Here
• Basic Science, Clinical Research, and Kidney Disease Treatments
• Kidney Disease Clinical Trials: Are They Right for You?
• http://www.kidney.org/treatment-support/kidneycare-study
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• http://www.kidney.org/subject/mental-health-and-wellness
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• http://www.kidney.org/nutrition-old-nov-25
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• http://www.kidney.org/subject/sexual-health-and-intimacy
• https://www.kidney.org/nkfcares
• Events
• http://www.kidney.org/take-action/advocate/advocate-resources
• http://www.kidney.org/treatment-support/communities
• Getting a Kidney Transplant
• Getting a Living Donor Kidney Transplant
• See all Transplantation Topics
• http://www.kidney.org/transplantation/live-events
• http://www.kidney.org/transplantation#resources
• Becoming a Living Donor
• Making the Decision to Donate
• Living Kidney Donor Evaluation
• Living Donor Finances and Insurance
• What to Expect After Donation
• See all Kidney Donation Topics
• http://www.kidney.org/transplantation/how-to-donate
• For Professionals
• http://www.kidney.org/professionals/membership
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• https://www.kidney.org/podcasts/kidney-commute
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• http://www.kidney.org/professionals/grants
• http://www.kidney.org/professionals/innovation-fund
• http://www.kidney.org/professionals/research
• http://www.kidney.org/professionals/ckdintercept
• http://www.kidney.org/professionals/ckdintercept/overview
• http://www.kidney.org/professionals/ckdintercept/ckd-change-package
• Guideline Development Process
• Patient Centered Quality Measures
• Learn more about KDOQI
• http://www.kidney.org/professionals/kdoqi/guidelines-and-commentaries/vascular-access
• http://www.kidney.org/apps/kdoqi-app
• CKD Heat Map
• Kidney Disease Stages
• Medium Cut-Off Dialyzers for Expanded Hemodialysis
• Phosphorus for Dialysis Patients
• CKD Change Package
• The Interconnectedness of CKD, Systemic Inflammation, and ASCVD
• See all Clinician Tools
• http://www.kidney.org/professionals/kdoqi/gfr_calculator
• http://www.kidney.org/professionals/living-donation-business-case-toolkit
• Take Action
• http://www.kidney.org/take-action/nkf-golf-classic
• https://www.kidney.org/get-involved/signature-events
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• https://www.kidney.org/get-involved/circle-excellence
• http://www.kidney.org/take-action/corporate-wellness-employers
• https://www.kidney.org/advocacy
• https://www.kidney.org/get-involved/volunteer#search
• Ways to Give
• https://www.kidney.org/content/planned-giving
• https://www.kidney.org/sites/default/files/023-9761_2404_donationform_final.pdf
• https://www.kidney.org/support/kidneycars/
• https://www.kidney.org/matchinggifts
• About Us
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
• Press Room
• Kidney Equity for All
• Careers
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• Contact Us
• Offices
• Kidney Disease: Fact Sheet
• https://www.kidney.org/treatment-support/peers?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=hero_banner&utm_campaign=peers&utm_content=may_2026
• http://www.kidney.org/kidney-quiz
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• Volunteer
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• Peach Pit Lead Singer Donates Kidney to His Cousin
• How This Nephrology Nurse Is Helping Shape the Future of Kidney Care
• Dolly Parton’s Kidney Stone Struggle Highlights Symptoms You Shouldn’t Ignore
• Actor Erròn Jay’s Kidney Transplant and His Mission to Inspire Living Donors
• https://www.kidney.org/press-room/nkf-names-dr-marc-hurlbert-chief-executive-officer
• https://www.kidney.org/press-room/home-dialysis-bill-signals-progress-treatment-access
• https://www.kidney.org/press-room/new-u-s-commentary-kdoqi-highlights-breakthrough-advances-treatment-igan
• https://www.kidney.org/press-room/nkf-innovation-fund-invests-biohope-to-advance-personalized-medicine-kidney
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