Fresenius Kidney Care

Mini meals and snacks can be a great way to fit more protein into your day. Ideas include hardboiled eggs, low-salt deviled eggs, tuna or chicken past...

Home dialysis can be done with a machine or manually at home, at work, or even while traveling.

A home dialysis advocate can help you understand the benefits of home dialysis.

Home dialysis lets you schedule treatments around your lifestyle, providing flexibility, freedom, energy, and independence.

During home HD, your blood is filtered outside your body through an artificial kidney (a dialyzer).

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a type of treatment for kidney failure. It uses blood vessels in the lining of your abdomen, or your peritoneum, to filter...

With PD, your blood is filtered naturally using tiny blood vessels in the lining of your abdomen (the peritoneum).

In-Center Hemodialysis (HD) is a treatment for kidney failure that occurs at end stage renal disease (ESRD). It's a process in which your blood is fil...

Fluid management helps patients regulate the amount of fluid they intake and excrete.

Includes ACE inhibitors, blood pressure medications, cholesterol medications, diuretics, erythropoietin, and sodium bicarbonate.

Specially trained pharmacists understand medications and kidney disease. Medications can be delivered to homes or dialysis centers.

Essential vitamins and supplements may be recommended, including B-complex vitamins, biotin, calcium, folate, iron, niacin, vitamin A, vitamin C, vita...

Managing medications to maintain the body's proper balance when kidneys aren't working well. Includes prescribed medications, vitamins, minerals, and ...

Guidelines for over-the-counter medications and their impact on kidney health.

A PD catheter (a soft, flexible tube) will be surgically placed in your abdomen.

A kidney transplant, sometimes known as a renal transplant, is a treatment for kidney failure at end stage renal disease (ESRD). Kidney transplant sur...