Renal Links
We don’t want to reinvent the wheel here – there are loads of great sites out there to give you information about kidneys. Here are a few of our favourites.
Starship Hospital
Information about Starship from the Auckland Healthcare site. Good for information about support services.
Organ Donation New Zealand
This website holds a lot of relevant information related to organ donation in Aotearoa New Zealand. You can find donor and recipient stories; facts and myths related to organ donation, as well as, questions and answers on this on this life changing gift of life.
Kidney Health New Zealand
Kidney Health New Zealand website provides a wealth of kidney information relating to numerous diseases and disorders.
PMT Scribe Academy
The Urinary Excretory System
Why does the bladder eliminate yellow liquid, or urine, out of the body? How does the excretory system work? The truth is that most people don’t know or understand much about the excretory system. The urinary excretory system is quite remarkable.
infoKID
infoKID is a UK based website that provides information for parents and carers about kidney conditions in babies, children and young people.
DaVita – Healthcare Partners Inc
DaVita is the dialysis division of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. Through its operating divisions it provides a variety of health care services to patient populations throughout the United States and abroad. A leading provider of kidney care in the United States, DaVita delivers dialysis services to patients with chronic kidney failure and end stage renal disease.
DaVita – which is Italian for “giving life” – has more than 41,000 employees around the nation working to provide superior patient care.
Kidney Patient Guide
A very cool UK site – loads of information, great explanatory animations (good for kids) AND a stylish design. What more could one ask for?
National Kidney and Urologic Disease Information Clearinghouse
A vast quantity of kidney health information from a US source. Includes useful things such as diet suggestions for kidney patients.