This community is for people with interest in kidney disease, why it happens and how it is treated.
Dialysis is a procedure to remove waste products and excess fluid from the blood when the kidneys stop working properly. It often involves diverting blood to a machine to be cleaned.
Find out what chronic kidney disease (CKD) is, including what the symptoms are, how it's diagnosed and how it can be treated.
Read about kidney transplants, including who can have them, what they involve and what the risks are.
I am the life President of the Kidney Patients’ Association. I have have two kidney transplants myself and also Diabetes
Dr Emma Salisbury highlights the key risk factors for developing chronic kidney disease.
Dr Emma Salisbury explains whether chronic kidney disease can be inherited.
This video discusses the impact aortic dissection can have on the kidneys and what type of treatment is available.
Dr Emma Salisbury explains what the different stages of chronic kidney disease represent.
Dr Emma Salisbury explains what chronic kidney disease is.
Dr Emma Salisbury highlights some of the common signs and symptoms of chronic kidney disease.
Dr Emma Salisbury highlights some of the common causes of chronic kidney disease.
Dr Emma Salisbury explains whether chronic kidney disease can lead to urinary tract infections (UTIs).
Dr Emma Salisbury highlights some of the common complications of chronic kidney disease.
Dr Emma Salisbury goes over some lifestyle changes people with, or at risk of, chronic kidney disease can make.
I talk about how the Kidney Patients’ Association has helped patients over the years, the role of signposting and also how health-shared.com can help in this work.
My experiences of being on immunosupression medicines after having a kidney transplant.
Dr Emma Salisbury explains the effects chronic kidney disease can have on the body.
I talk about my second kidney transplants a couple of years back compared to my first kidney transplant 20 years ago.
My experiences of having a kidney transplant 20 years ago.
My experiences after my first kidney transplant 20 years ago.
Dr Emma Salisbury explains treatments available for chronic kidney disease.
Dr Emma Salisbury explains the recommendations for fluid intake for people with chronic kidney disease.
Dr Emma Salisbury explains how chronic kidney disease is monitored.
Dr Emma Salisbury explains how chronic kidney disease is diagnosed.
