Articles:

• Kidney Transplant Evaluation Process
  Author: Martha Estrada, Kidney-Pancreas Nurse Coordinator

• A Study of Immunosuppressant Medications
  Author: Rod Mateo, M.D.

• Cyclosporine and Tacrolimus Toxicities
  Author: Jiwon Kim, Pharm.D.

Download: September 2003, PDF file - 1.05MB

Other articles regarding kidney disease and treatment:

• Chronic Kidney Infection
  Two of the most common kidney disorders due to infections are glomerulonephritis and bacterial pyelo-nephritis (pyelos means pelvis of the kidney + nephro + itis). More...

• End-stage Renal Disease
  End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is that stage of kidney impairment which is irreversible, cannot be controlled by conservative management alone, and requires dialysis or kidney transplantation to maintain life. More...

• Kidney Dialysis
  Dialysis is a procedure that replaces some of the kidney's normal functions and is performed when a person's own kidneys can no longer function adequately to maintain life. More...

• Kidney Diseases
  Kidney diseases are disorders that affect the kidneys; the two organs that remove waste products, produce certain hormones, and regulate the level of chemicals in blood. More...

• Kidney Infection
  Two of the most common kidney disorders due to infections are glomerulonephritis and bacterial pyelonephritis (pyelos means pelvis of the kidney). More...

• Kidney Stones
  A kidney stone is the result of a chemical reaction that occurs when the urine becomes concentrated and when certain substances combine together to create an object that is too large to pass in the urine. Calcium oxalate, calcium and ammonium phosphate, uric acid, cystine and other substances (such as calcium carbonate, magnesium, lysine, arginine and ornithine) in the urine crystallize to form a hard mineral deposit called a kidney stone. More...

• Kidney Transplantation
  Kidney Transplantation is the surgical procedure of placing a single, fully functioning kidney into a person with severe kidney failure. More...

• Minimal Change Disease
  Minimal Change Disease is a subtype of nephrotic syndrome (a kidney disorder) that is most commonly seen in children but is occasionally present in adults. More...

• Polycystic Kidney Disease
  Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is an inherited disease that causes cysts to form in the kidneys. More...

• Pyelonephritis
  Pyelonephritis is a serious bacterial infection of the kidney that can be acute or chronic. More...