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• American Journal of Kidney Diseases (ISSN 0272-6386) is published monthly by W.B. Saunders Company. Corporate Offices: The Curtis Center, Independence Square West, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3399.
• CMS Ruling Regarding ESRD Monthly Capitation Payment Courtesy: RPA Site - Updated Nov. 2003
• Link to RENAL MEETING CALENDAR Courtesy: RenalWeb Site - Updated Daily
• 50 Best Hospitals for Nephrology US News Report Released 2003 Best Hospitals: Kidney Dis.
• Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative or K/DOQI provides evidence-based clinical practice guidelines developed by volunteer physicians and health care providers for all stages of chronic kidney disease and related complications, from diagnosis to monitoring and management.
• Bristol Biomedical Image Archive Unbelievable graphic site. Chock full of pathological and anatomical photos perfect for educational use! http://www.brisbio.ac.uk
• The National Kidney Foundation The National Kidney Foundation, Inc., a major voluntary health organization, seeks to prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by these diseases, and increase the availability of all organs for transplantation.
• RenalWEB can be accessed to find links and information about new products and services available in the dialysis industry.
• GHSrenal Greenfield Health Systems and subsidiary of Henry Ford Health System. Comprehensive renal services provider.
• HDCN (http://www.hdcn.com) An official education program of the ASN and the RPA
• HCFA Welcome to the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), the federal agency that administers the Medicare, Medicaid and Child Health Insurance Programs.
• HCFA COMPARE http://www.medicare.gov/Dialysis/Home.asp, 2000 data has been added and allows examination of dialysis unit perfromance. All units in the USA
• EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR DIALYSIS FACILITIES A Guide for Chronic Dialysis Facilities - Revised 2/20/03
  Publication Number CMS-11025  Adobe PDF
  
• ISPD (peritoneal dialysis) The International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis was formed in 1984, to promote the clinical application and scientific investigation of peritoneal dialysis for renal failure. Society membership is open to medical, scientific, nursing, nutrition, social work and business professionals. The Society achieves its goals through triennial Congresses and through bi-monthly publication of Peritoneal Dialysis International, the premier journal in the field.
  
• Vascular Data Analysis for Access Site Monitoring : proactively monitors hemodialysis patient's access sites by evaluating the intra-access pressures . The program issues an alert report.
• Luxembourg Health Server / Nephrology. Short list of sites organized by net access method: gopher, WWW, usenet, FTP, mailing lists
  
• National Library of Medicine Well organized and complete source of general medical resources on the Internet.
• Gil's Excellent Website on his personal experiences with renal failure.
• RPAM Renal Physicians Association of Michigan. Important news relative to the practice of Nephrology and Transplantation in Michigan. Moderated by Robert Provenzano MD.
• MedNet Interactive General medical gateway to internet resources
  
• Nephron Information Center. Comprehensive and well organized gateway to renal organizations, educational resources, journals, and Governmental links
  
• Nephroworld Dialysis oriented portal to WWW nephrology resources.
  
• HemoRx PDA Palm/Clie Dialysis Kt/V calculator. (zip file)
  
• P/S/L Consulting Doctor's Guide to the Intenet Comprehensive guide to internet medical resources with a good section on newly approved drugs.
  
• Renalnet Information Service. Comprehensive source of Nephrology information including a "jobmart," and a very complete section on the ESRD system
  
• Superdoc's Home Page Well organized and complete source of general medical resources on the Internet
• University of Pennsylvania Oncolink Oncology oriented gateway to many relevant resources
• UNOS To advance organ availability and transplantation by uniting and supporting its communities for the benefit of patients through education, technology and policy development. RPAM site will take you to their data display facility.
• USRDS The United States Renal Data System (USRDS) is a national data system which collects, analyzes, and distributes information about end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in the United States. The USRDS is funded directly by the National Institute of Diabetes Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) in conjunction with the Health Care Financing Administration. The USRDS Coordinating Center is operated under a contract with the University of Michigan.

  RECENT NEPHROLOGY SITES OF INTEREST

  	Journal of the American Society of Nephrology - http://www.jasn.org/ Online journal specializing in diseases of the kidney.
  	Kidney Patient Guide - http://www.kidneypatientguide.org.uk/ Information for patients and those who care for them. Covers topics such as treatments, diet and financial implications.
  	How Stuff Works: How Your Kidneys Work - http://www.howstuffworks.com/kidney.htm Colorful animations and drawings completely describe the human kidney and how it keeps the volume of water in your body constant.
  	Renal Advances - http://www.renaladvances.com Up to date information regarding renal disorders with professional resources, utilities for dialysis practice and anemia management tools.
  	The Renal-Tech Project - http://www.renal-tech.org Program to provide donated computers and Internet connections to nephrology units in developing nations.

  	Kidney Disease - MCW HealthLink - http://healthlink.mcw.edu/kidney-disease/ News and information on diseases of the kidneys from the physicians and scientists of the Medical College of Wisconsin.
  	NephrologyLinx - http://nephrologylinx.com/ Current medical news and information for nephrologists, updated daily and available on site or by email newsletter.
  	World Kidney Fund - http://www.worldkidneyfund.org Established as an international fund by the National Kidney Foundation Singapore to help kidney patients in developing countries who have little or no access to renal healthcare facilities. Site discusses training programs, scholarship grants, countries in need, as well as mission statement, news and upcoming events.
  	Louis C. Herring & Co Laboratory - http://www.herringlab.com Kidney stone analysis laboratory.
  	Nephrology Analytical Services - http://www.nephrology.org/index.htm A non-profit research organization located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Servicing patients with end stage renal disease by providing information to the dialysis community.

  	Kidney Channel - http://www.medbroadcast.com/health_topics/health_conditions/kidney/index.shtml General kidney information, disease treatment and prevention. Covers related topics of diabetes, hypertension and nutrition.
  	NephrologyChannel - http://www.nephrologychannel.com/ Provides information pertaining to the diseases of the kidneys, with conditions ranging from kidney stones to diabetic nephropathy.
  	National Kidney Foundation - http://www.kidney.org Targets kidney problems with special focus on dialysis, organ donation and transplantation.
  	Kidney OnLine - http://www.acadianakidneynet.net/ Offers information on renal disease for the general public.
  	Nephrology Pharmacy Associates - http://www.nephrologypharmacy.com/ Organization dedicated to the optimal use of medications in patients with kidney disease.

  	Kidney Failure and Kidney Disease - http://www.kidneywa.org The National Kidney Foundation of Oregon and Washington provides information, programs and services to kidney patients.
  	International Federation of Renal Registries - http://www.health-tech-net.org/ifrr/ Organization hopes to improve the communication and collaboration among regional, national and multinational renal registries.
  	Basics of the Kidney - http://www.clark.net/pub/nhp/med/kidney/basics.html Diagrams and writings on how a kidney looks and works.
  	Renalclassifieds.com - http://www.renalclassifieds.com An online classified advertisement service for renal products and services.
  	Kidneywise Community - http://www.kidneywise.com/enHomePage.html A community site for patients with kidney disease or kidney failure. Answers basics kidney function questions and covers kidney treatment and care.

  	Kidney India - http://www.kidneyindia.com/ Information based site for kidney patients, nephrologists and equipment suppliers.
  	HealthGate's Kidney Disease Center - http://www3.healthgate.com/default.asp?docid=/hic/kidney_disease/index Health and medical information, including end stage renal disease, kidney infections and kidney stones.
  	Hardin MD: Nephrology, Urology, and Kidney Diseases - http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/nephrol.html/ From the University of Iowa, extensive lists of Internet sources in nephrology, urology, and kidney diseases.

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  PowerPoint Presentations (not rated)
  Will try to update with more active presentations. Unfortunately, many that were listed here have ceased to exist and no longer thrive on the internet. The author's web presence was muffled.
  The Urinalysis - Dr. Ripley 
  RENAL ORGAN SYSTEM 2001 Presentations (Internet Explorer only) http://umed.med.utah.edu/ms2/renal/
  UC DAVIS School of Medicine: Nephrology Class Many ppt files and cases to examine
  Focuses on renal diseases and fluid/electrolyte/acid-base pathophysiology. Reviews renal physiology, disorders of body-fluid volumes (including sodium metabolism), osmolar regulation, potassium metabolism, metabolic acidosis and metabolic alkalosis.
  HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS FOR PIO206:
  FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSIOLOGY: A HUMAN PERSPECTIVE
  by Lauralee Sherwood, West Publishing Company, Second Edition http://views.vcu.edu/~mikuleck/courses/renal/index.htm
  KIDNEY DISEASES: Developmental disorders, Glomerular diseases, Tubulo-interstitial diseases, Urinary stones, Obstructive uropathy, Tumors (download the kidney.ppt file)
  The Urinary System : Author: Jerome Fiekers, College of Medicine University of Vermont - Large graphics/presentation good resolution
  Blood: 09/27/98 : Author:Allan Platt PA-C - (downloadable)
  RENAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY : Author: Carol Morrow (very very basic)
  The Kidney : Ohio University, Athens, Ohio - Author: Henley (another downloadable, useful)
  RENAL PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Author: Div of Pharmacy Practice
  Renal Ultrasound: Online Learning
  Renal Neoplasms, Obstruction & Lower Urinary Tract : Author: Patrick D. Walker, M.D.
  RENAL DISEASES: Author: Patrick D. Walker, M.D
  RENAL PHYSIOLOGY: CLEARANCE AND TUBULAR MECHANISMS: Author: Biology Department
  Renal Physiology: Author: Bryan Rourke
  Computerized Vascular Access Monitoring Authors: G. Zasuwa, S. Frinak.
  Hypo/Hy perkalaemia Powerpoint Presentation Professor Robert Unwin, UCL *
  Prescription of Haemodialysis Dr Martin Wilkie *
  Problems in Cell Proliferation and Differentiation Dr Tim Johnson MBB334 -
  Calcliphylaxis
  Obstructive Uropathy
  Lectures with a Nephrology Specialty Focus (Walter Reed is back!) Link to their whole page with complete index.
  Some of the presentations available NOW! (12/10/2002)
  Disorders of mineral metabolism, including nephrolithiasis and renal osteodystrophy
  Calcium Stone Disease
  Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
  Renal Osteodystrophy
  Pathophysiology of Renal Tubular Acidosis
  *Acid Base and Electrolyte Emergencies Quiz Available (on index page).
  *Primary management of hematuria Quiz Available (on index page).
  Water Metabolism Made Easier
  Renal Potassium Handling
  Acute Renal Failure
  Clinical Aspects of Acute Renal Failure
  Rhabdomyolysis (Myoglobin induced Acute Renal Failure)
  Hepatorenal Syndrome
  Chronic renal failure and its management by conservative methods, including nutritional management of uremia
  The Perioperative Management of Patients with CRF and ESRD
  Nutrition in End Stage Renal Disease
  Uremic Bleeding
  Angiotensin Receptor Blockers
  Thyroid Disease in End Stage Renal Disease
  End-stage renal disease
  Dialysis
  Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia in Dialysis Patients
  Drug Education for Dialysis Patients
  Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Adequacy
  Hypertension in Dialysis Patients
  Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
  Dialysis Associated Hypotension
  Hemodialysis Vascular Access Quiz Available (on index page and last slide of lecture).
  Infections in Hemodialysis Patients
  Essentials of Hemodialysis Water Treatment Quiz Available (on index page and last slide of lecture).
  Nephrolithiasis Quiz Available (on index page and last slide of lecture).
  Drug Education for Dialysis Patients
  Peritoneal Dialysis
  Withdrawal of Dialysis
  

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  CASE
  Genitourinary System Radiology Cases
  

  Societies and organizations
  

• American Heart Association
  
• American Medical Association
  
• The American Medical Specialty Organization Inc.
  
• American Nephrology Nurses' Association
  
• The American Society of Hypertension
  
• The American Society of Nephrology
  
• American Society of Transplant Physicians
  
• American Share Foundation
  
• Directory of Kidney and Urologic Diseases Organizations
  
• Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
  
• International Society of Nephrology
  
• Indian Bone Society for Bone & Mineral Research
  
• The International Society of Peritoneal Dialysis
  
• The Kidney Transplant/Dialysis Association Inc.
  
• Lois Joy Galler Foundation
  
• Missouri Kidney Program
  
• National Kidney Foundation
  
• National Kidney Foundation of Massachusetts and Rhode Island
  
• Rio de Janeiro Society of Nephrology
  
• Renal Physicians Association
  
  

 

Images/Renal Pathology

 

• The UNC Nephrolpathology Lab. A nicely presented renal pathology tutorial and selection of biopsy cases
  
• Univ. of Utah Renal Pathology. A very complete and well organized collection of images and descriptions
  
• University of Colorado Renal Biopsy Cases. Interesting collection of biopsy cases complete with all clinical data and discussion by panelists
  

  Tutorials & CME Credits
  

• Stanford Teaching Module: Treatment of Hypertension
  CLIA Qualification Course Clinical Lab Improvement Act & the Physician's Office Laboratory, a CME course
  

• Publications and publishers
  
  • Journals on the Internet
    
  • Allergy
  • American Journal of Epidemiology
  • The American Journal of Pathology
    
  • American Journal of Physiology/Renal Fluid & Electrolyte Physiology
    
  • Amyloid, The International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Investigation
  • Annals of Internal Medicine
  • Annals of Vascular Surgery
  • Archives of Internal Medicine
  • Biomednet Full text articles from many journals (requires subscription)
    
  • Blood Pressure Monitoring
  • British Medical Journal
    
  • Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology
  • Cell
    
  • Current Opinion in Cardiology
  • Current Opinion in Endocrinology & Diabetes
  • Current Opinion in Gastroenterology
  • Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases
  • Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension
  • Current Opinion in Neurology
  • Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Current Opinion in Oncology
  • Current Opinion in Psychiatry
  • Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine
  • Current Opinion in Rheumatology
  • Current Opinion in Urology
  • Development
    
  • Diabetes
  • Digital Urology Journal
  • Electronic Journal of Informatics in Primary Care Homepage
  • Hypertension Dialysis and Clinical Nephrology
    
  • Immunity
    
  • Journal of AIDS
  • JAMA
    
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
    
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
    
  • Journal of Cell Science
    
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Journal of Experimental Biology
    
  • Journal of Immunology Home Page
  • Journal of Urology
  • Kidney International
    
  • Lancet
  • Molecular Cell
    
  • Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
  • Nature
    
  • Nephrology
    
  • Neuron
    
  • New England Journal of Medicine
    
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
    
  • Science
    
  • Scientific American

     

  • Books & Publishers
    
  • Academic Press
    
  • Addison-Wesley
    
  • Allen Press
    
  • Blackwell Science
    
  • Butterworth-Heinemann
    
  • Cambridge University Press
    
  • Chapman and Hall
    
  • Churchill Livingstone
  • CRC Press
    
  • Elsevier Science
    
  • Greenwood Publishing Group
    
  • Harcourt Brace
    
  • Indiana University Press
    
  • Johns Hopkins University Press
    
  • The Kidney Barry M. Brenner ed.
    
  • Mosby
    
  • Lippincott - Raven
    
  • Majors Best Sellers in Nephrology
    
  • MIT Press
    
  • National Academy Press
    
  • Oxford University Press
    
  • W.B. Saunders and Co.
    
  • Springer-Verlag New York
    
  • Taylor & Francis Ltd
    
  • Williams & Wilkins -Medical Publishers
    
  • John Wiley & Sons Inc.
    

• Newsletters
  • Clinicians Daily Journal
• Transplantation
  
• American Share Foundation
  
• American Society of Tranplant Physicians
  
• American Society of Transplant Surgeons
  
• Brazilian Kidney Transplant and Dialysis Registry 1993
  
• Canadian Organ Replacement Register
  
• Coalition on Donation
  
• Cybercongress: Transplantation in the Next Millennium
  
• The Gift of Life
  
• National Transplant Assistance Fund
  
• New England Organ Bank
  
• Organ Transplantation Center at the University of Michigan
  
• Organ Transplantation and Donor Awareness
  
• Organ Transplant Fund Inc.
  
• Society for Transplant Related Support
  
• Transplant Recipients International Organization
  
• Transplantation Resources on the Internet
  
• Transplantation Society the XVI Inter. Congress of
  
• TransWeb
  
• University of Arizona / Kidney Transplantation

 

• Pediatric Nephrology
  
• Center of Excellence in Pediatric Nephrology and Urology
  
• ESPN Postgraduate Teaching Course in Paediatric Nephrology
  
• MSSM: PEDIATRICS -- Nephrology
  
• Paediatric Nephrology Home Page
  
• Poland Gdansk / Department of Pediatric Nephrology
  
• Research Centers of Excellence in Pediatric Nephrology and Urology
   
• Renal Disease Pages
  
  • Cystic diseases
    
  • Polycystic Kidney Disease/Report by Joel R. Cooper
    
  • Vanderbilt University PKD Page
    

    Glomerulonephritis and Microvascular Diseases of the Kidney
    

  • Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome - The Lois Joy Galler Foundation
    
  • IgA Nephropathy
    
  • Inherited Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Study Group
    

    Hypertension and Macrovascular Diseases of the Kidney
    

  • Hypertension Center of Bowman Gray School of Medicine
    

    Metabolic and Inherited Diseases of the Kidney
    

  • Alport syndrome-related sites
    
  • Inherited Renal Diseases
    
  • Von Hippel Lindau Syndrome Page
    
  • The Oxalosis and Hyperoxaluria Foundation
    

    Nephrotic Syndrome
    

  • The management of Nephrotic Syndrome
    

    Cancer and the Kidney
    

  • Renal Cancer/Physician Info
    
  • Renal Cell Cancer
    
  • Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis & Ureter
    

    Nephrolithiasis
    

  • Nephrolithiasis
    
  • Kidney Stones Handbook

• Patient Resources
  
• Alport syndrome-related sites
  
• American Association of Kidney Patients
  
• Colorado HealthNet / Info about kidney dialysis and organ transplantation
  
• Emotional Support Guide: Internet Resources for Physical Loss Chronic Illness and Bereavement
  
• Kidney Patients' Resources
  
• Kidney Stones Handbook
  
• Patient Information Documents on Kidney Diseases NIH
  
• Renal Cancer/Patient Info
  
• Support for Transplant