Information Brochures for Patients With CKD

There is a wide variety of information available from the National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin to help you when you have Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). The brochures described below are just a few of the resources available. Here's a list of the 2009 Brochures available at the NKFW. Please feel free to call the NKFW to obtain copies.

AVAILABLE NOW!
Four new Medicare Part D brochures developed by the Kidney Medicare Drugs Awareness and Education Initiative, which is being led by the National Kidney Foundation.  The initative is a service of the kidney community, designed to provide timely, consistent, reliable, and up-to-date information about Medicare and Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage (Part D).

What You Should Know About Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage If...
       - You Have a Kidney Transplant
       - You Are Undergoing In-Center Hemodialysis
       - You Are Undergoing Home Hemodialysis or Peritoneal Dialysis
       - You Have Chronic Kidney Disease

These brochures can be downloaded at www.kidneydrugcoverage.org.
If you have questions about these or any of the resources, please e-mail us at info@kidneydrugcoverage.org.

         Choosing A Treatment For Kidney Failure

This brochure provides general information to help you and your family make this decision. You should discuss the pros and cons of each treatment option with your family, doctor, and your healthcare team. They will help you decide what is best for you.

        Keeping Your Heart Healthy

Heart disease is very common in people with CKD. This booklet explains how blood lipids affect your health and what treatments are available to get blood lipids to a heart-healthy level.

       Anemia and Chronic Kidney Disease

Anemia is a serious condition often experienced by people with CKD. This brochure describes the causes of, symptoms of and treatments available.

      Dining Out With Confidence

Most people enjoy eating out. This guide provides ideas for making your dining out experience enjoyable – even with the special diet you may be following.

     Advance Directives

This booklet is designed to help you and your family with the choices we all face concerning life and death issues in our lives. It contains information about decisions that can be made before a medical crisis occurs.

Now you can download and print some brochures from your computer!

Please note that several of the brochures are available in Spanish.

Below you can see some of the brochures available online at http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozTopic_Brochures.cfm:

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For more brochures visit http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozTopic_Brochures.cfm

Brochures are also available from the National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin. Feel free to call us at 800-543-6393 EXT 10 for an order form or click here.