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List of our information pages
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| Alport syndrome - the second most common inherited cause of kidney failure. |
| Angiography and angioplasty - tests to look at arteries, and to stretch them if they are narrow. We have basic info, and comprehensive info on angiography and angioplasty, or basic info for a quick introduction. |
| Blood pressure and kidney disease - (same page as high blood pressure). |
| Blood tests in kidney disease - common blood tests and what they mean. |
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CKD - kidney failure (chronic renal failure) can often be prevented or slowed (same as next topic).
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| Chronic renal failure and its progression - kidney failure can often be prevented or slowed. |
| Crescentic nephritis (RPGN) - rapidly destroys kidney function. |
| Dialysis and endstage renal failure - what these mean, what the treatment choices involve. |
| Diabetic kidney disease (diabetic nephropathy) - diabetes is now one of the most common causes of renal failure. |
| Diet in renal disease - is a special diet needed to slow down chronic renal failure? And diet for those on dialysis. |
| FSGS - Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, a cause of nephrotic syndrome and kidney failure.
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| Glomerular basement membrane disorders - some less common or rare diseases affecting the GBM. |
| Goodpasture's (anti-GBM) disease - a rare cause of severe kidney damage. We have comprehensive info on Goodpasture disease or basic info. |
| Haematuria (hematuria) - blood in the urine.
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| Haemodialysis (hemodialysis) - dialysis through machines that treat the blood. What it is and what it's like. |
| HUS and TTP - Haemolytic uraemic syndrome caused by E.coli O157 infection or other causes, and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. |
| High blood pressure (hypertension) - in people with kidney diseases. |
| Hypertension - in people with kidney diseases (same link as the one above). |
| IgA nephropathy - the most common type of nephritis. |
| Intersitial nephritis - often an allergic reaction to a medicine. We have comprehensive info on intersitial nephritis and also some basic info. The comprehensive info page also covers other interstitial kidney diseases. |
| Kidney stones - common and painful. |
| Immunosuppressive drugs for renal diseases - including kidney transplantation. |
| Loin pain haematuria syndrome - uncommon, painful, but not life-threatening. |
| Malignant hypertension - very severe and life-threatening high blood pressure. |
| Membranous nephropathy - a cause of nephrotic syndrome and kidney failure. |
| Minimal change disease - a common cause of nephrotic syndrome. |
| Nephrotic syndrome - severe protein leakage from the kidney requires diagnosis and treatment. We have further info on nephrotic syndrome and also introductory basic info. |
| Normal kidneys - where they are, what they do, and tests for kidney diseases. |
| Obstruction and obstructive nephropathy - blockage to the flow of urine, and the damage it causes. |
| Peritoneal dialysis - dialysis through a tube in your abdomen. What it is and what it's like. |
| Polycystic kidneys (PKD) - the commonest inherited cause of kidney failure. We have comprehensive info on PKD and also a basic introduction. |
| Pregnancy and contraception in renal disease - |
| Proteinuria - protein in the urine is a sign of kidney disease. |
| Reflux nephropathy - and chronic pyelonephritis. |
| Renal artery stenosis - narrowing of the artery to the kidney. |
| Renal biopsy - what is involved, the risks and benefits. |
| Scleroderma and the kidney - |
| SLE (Lupus) affecting the kidneys - lupus is quite common and sometimes causes severe kidney trouble. Basic information on Lupus is the next topic. |
| SLE (Lupus) - information about lupus in general. |
| Transplantation - what is involved for the recipient, and what it's like to be a donor. |
| Urinary tract infections (UTI) - cystitis, pyelonephritis. |
| Vasculitis - a common cause of serious but treatable kidney (and other) disease. |
| Witholding and withdrawal from dialysis - sometimes dialysis isn't the best thing. We have comprehensive info on not having dialysis and also a simple introduction.
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