Nephrology
This online edition of "Atlas of Diseases of the Kidney" series edited by Robert W. Schrier, Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, is made available on the Web by the ISN Informatics Commission and NKF cyberNephrology. This atlas published by Current Medicine, Inc and Blackwell Science is a five volume series containing 67 chapters with more than 2500 images, schematics, tables and algorithms. Volume headings include disorders of water, electrolytes and acid-base, and acute renal failure; glomerulonephritis and vasculitis and tubulointerstitial disease; hypertension and the kidney; systemic diseases and the kidney; and dialysis and transplantation as a treatment of end-stage renal disease. This publication is aimed at nephrologists, transplant surgeons and hypertension specialists.
Atlases [Publication Type]; Kidney Diseases; Nephrology
American journal of kidney diseases  
Tables of contents and abstracts for the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, the Official Journal of the National Kidney Foundation, from 1981 to the present. Published monthly by W.B. Saunders Company.
Kidney; Kidney Diseases; Nephrology; Periodicals
American journal of nephrology  
The electronic version of the American Journal of Nephrology, provided and published by S. Karger AG. Tables of contents and abstracts are available free of charge, and full-text (in PDF format, which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) of articles to subscribers only. Alternatively, articles can be bought online on a per-unit fee basis via the new Karger email order service, or from other reprint services. The American Journal of Nephrology, published 6 times annually by S. Karger AG, is aimed at improving the clinical care of adult and pediatric nephrology patients.
Electronic Journals [Publication Type]; Kidney; Kidney Diseases; Nephrology
Contributions to nephrology  
The electronic version of the series Contributions to Nephrology. Tables of contents and information on each volume are available free of charge, and full-text (in PDF format, requiring the Adobe Acrobat Reader) of articles to subscribers only. Alternatively, articles can be bought online on a per-unit fee basis via the new Karger email order service, or from other Karger partners. Contributions to Nephrology, published by S. Karger AG, is a series that contains volumes exploring the problems of importance for clinical nephrology.
Electronic Journals [Publication Type]; Kidney; Kidney Diseases; Nephrology
  eBMJ collected resources: Renal medicine  
Collected resources on renal medicine from the online British Medical Journal. eBMJ collections list the most recent BMJ articles (usually with links to the full text) in a subject area or speciality, and also links to relevant books and journals from the BMJ Publishing Group.
Kidney; Kidney Diseases; Nephrology; Periodicals

 

Electronic Kidney  
This is the monthly online newsletter of the National Kidney Foundation, which covers news items, information about the NKF, stories and events. Provided on the web by the National Kidney Foundation.
Kidney; Kidney Diseases; Nephrology

 

  Kidney & blood pressure research  
The electronic version of the journal Kidney & blood pressure research, the official journal of the Czech Society of Nephrology, published and provided by S. Karger AG. Tables of contents and some abstracts are available free of charge, and full-text (in PDF format which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) of articles to subscribers only. Alternatively, articles can be bought online on a per-unit fee basis via the new Karger email order service, or from other reprint services. This journal is a forum for peer-reviewed clinical and basic reports on nephrology and cardiovascular research.
Blood Pressure; Cardiovascular System; Electronic Journals [Publication Type]; Kidney; Nephrology

 

  Kidney patient guide  
This web site is aimed at renal patients, their carers and families and interested health professionals. This site is "the result of collaboration between health care professionals, experts in information technology and multimedia, specialist health care writers, and people with renal failure, their families and carers". It has been made possible by a grant from the Wellcome Trust's Science on Stage and Screen awards and it has a definite UK focus. There is information available on the physical aspects of kidney failure, treatment of kidney failure as well as the emotional and financial consequences surrounding kidney disease. There are also links to UK based support groups and a bulletin board where questions or messages can be posted. The animation available on the site requires the Flash plugin which can be downloaded for free.
Kidney; Kidney Failure; Nephrology; Patient Education

 

  Nephrology dialysis transplantation  
The home page of the Oxford University Press journal - Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation which "devoted to original clinical and laboratory research in nephrology, dialysis and transplantation. The journal covers all aspects of nephrology, particularly clinical nephrology, but also research relating to the basic immunology, anatomy, and physiology of the kidney. It also carries special supplements and publishes the annual reports from the EDTA Registry on demography, trends, current practice, and studies relating to dialysis and transplantation in both adults and children in Europe". Table of contents and abstracts for recent editions, as well as subscription information, instructions to authors and impact factors can be found here. (Description of journal courtesy of OUP).
Hemodialysis; Kidney Diseases; Kidney Transplantation; Nephrology; Periodicals

 

  NephrologyLinx  
This site provides physicians with the latest medical news and information in nephrology taken from current medical journals. The site is updated on a daily basis, with the option of receiving the information via email. Published on the Web by MDLinx.com, who aim to "save doctors' time in getting the news they trust."
Kidney; Kidney Diseases; Nephrology; News [Publication Type]

 

  Renal Association  
The Renal Association was founded in 1950 and is the professional body representing United Kingdom nephrologists. Membership details and an online application form are provided as are details of corporate members of the Association. The Renal Association's aims are "to advance, collate and disseminate knowledge of renal structure and function, to seek means for the prevention and treatment of renal disorders, and to deal with any matters concerning the welfare of patients with renal diseases and the organisation of services for their relief". Association meetings and abstracts from these meetings are all accessible from this Web site, and links to other nephrological Web sites are provided. This site is managed by Professor Stephen H. Powis, from the Royal Free and University College Medical School.
Great Britain; Nephrology; Societies, Medical

 

  Renal Nutrition  
Table of contents and abstracts for the journal Renal Nutrition, the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation, from January 1997. Published quarterly by WB Saunders Company.
Kidney; Kidney Diseases; Nephrology; Nutrition; Periodicals

 

  Renal Physicians Association (RPA)  
Established in 1973, the Renal Physicians Association (RPA) is a United States medical speciality association. Membership of the RPA is open to any physician licensed to practice medicine in the USA with an interest in research into kidney disease and nephrology practices. This resource provides details of the aims, activities and organisation of the RPA. There is a RPA Online Members Only Section requiring a username and password.
Kidney Diseases; Nephrology; Societies, Medical; United States
  Renalpro  
Renalpro - a global forum for nephrology professionals to exchange ideas and concerns related to nephrology. The list aims to create a forum for an exchange of ideas, concerns, new therapies, and bioethical issues related to nephrology, transplantation, immunosuppression, and renal diseases. The list is unmoderated and is sponsored by the University of Alberta. To subscribe send mail to: majordomo@ualberta.ca with the message: subscribe Renalpro. This list does not have as associated Web site.
Kidney; Kidney Diseases; Kidney Transplantation; Nephrology
  Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Renal Unit  
The home page for the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Renal Unit providing information on the transplant unit, research and teaching. There is also access to EdRenINFO, a source of information on kidney diseases (described separately in OMNI). In the future is is planned to include a further section (EdRenHANDBOOK) on protocols aimed at doctors unfamiliar with renal medicine.
Hemodialysis Units, Hospital; Kidney Diseases; Nephrology
  Topics in nephrology [Vanderbilt Pediatric Interactive Digital Library]  
A collection of short essays on topics in nephrology, aimed at medical students. Subjects covered include HIV nephropathy, Bartters syndrome, focal glomerulosclerosis, hematuria, anaphylactoid purpura, hypercalciuria, hypertension, IGA nephropathy, juxtaglomerular cell tumor, polycystic diseases, proteinuria and renal tubular acidosis. All documents are in text format (no illustrations) and are provided on the Web by Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Child; Kidney Diseases; Nephrology

 

  UNC Nephropathology Biopsy Cases  
Clinical history, photomicrographs, pathologic diagnosis and discussion that demonstrate the clinical presentation and pathologic correlation of the following renal diseases - thrombotic microangiopathy, minimal change glomerulopathy with ARF, lipid storage disease, amyloidosis, collagenofibrotic glomerulopathy and myeloma cast nephropathy. This site is published by Gamewood Data Systems, Inc. and the University of North Carolina Nephropathology Laboratory. Aimed at students and physicians.
Kidney Diseases / pathology; Nephrology / case studies; Teaching Materials