Kidney Unit
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Alemtuzumab Information for Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients
This leaflet contains information about a medicine called Alemtuzumab that is used to prevent kidney transplant rejection.
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Chronic Kidney Disease
The information enclosed is to help you make an informed decision about your treatment as your kidney function worsens and your symptoms change.
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Fistulogram, Fistuloplasty and Venoplasty
Information about a procedure to examine the blood vessels of a fistula.
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Fluid Management on Haemodialysis
The kidneys play an important role in controlling the amount of fluid in the body. They do this by removing any excess fluid in the form of urine and this leaflet explains how fluid in the body normally controlled?
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Going to hospital for a new kidney
Easy read information about going to hospital for a new kidney.
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HistocompatibiIity testing for kidney transplant donors
You have come forward to see if you might be a suitable organ donor for a family member or close friend who needs a kidney transplant. Before you can donate your kidney, you will need to provide blood samples for a number of tests.
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HistocompatibiIity testing for kidney transplant patients
Your guide to laboratory testing and giving your permission, for scientists to test, and store, your blood sample.
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Home therapy with haemodialysis treatment
The information enclosed is to help you make an informed decision about your treatment so that you can consider whether home therapy treatment is suitable for you and your family.
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How can chronic kidney disease lead to bone and heart disease?
Information poster about how chronic kidney disease can lead to bone and heart disease.
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How can kidney disease lead to bone and heart disease?
Why calcium, phosphate, vitamin D and parathyroid hormone are important bone and heart health and what happens in chronic kidney disease.
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Is Kidney Transplantation for you?
This booklet is the first in a series of information, the purpose of which is to help you understand all aspects of kidney transplantation on the journey from assessment, to suitability for a transplant, through to how to care for your transplant in the years following transplant surgery.
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Kidney Transplant: The Operation
This booklet has been written to explain the kidney transplant operation to you including waiting for a transplant, coming in for your transplant, potential complications and the recovery afterwards.
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MSSA screening and decolonisation
Research has shown that we can reduce the risk of serious infection if we screen and treat patients for MSSA.
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Renal Living Donor Transplantation
Thank you for coming forward as a potential kidney organ donor. This leaflet will discuss the processes involved in live donation at Leeds Teaching Hospitals and what you should expect to happen.
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Renal Transition Service Coronavirus (COVID-19)
This information should help explain and reassure you about some of the changes that have made within Adult Renal Service for transition patients due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.
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Transplant Patients Discharge Training
This leaflet is designed to help you and your family understand how to look after your new kidney.
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Use of Hepatitis C Infected Organs in Hepatitis C Negative Recipients
The information in this leaflet will help you to decide whether or not you would accept a kidney transplant from a donor who has had Hepatitis C.
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Welcome to the Renal Intervention Centre (RIC)
This leaflet is about the services offered at the Renal Intervention Centre (RIC) and what to expect when you arrive.
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What happens when you need a new kidney (a kidney transplant)
Easy read information about what happens when you need a new kidney.
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Writing to your kidney donor’s family
This leaflet is about writing to your kidney donor’s family. It will provide information about who can write, information that can be included and where to send the letter. Along with guidance on social media.
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Writing to your kidney recipient
This leaflet is about writing to your kidney recipient. It will provide information about who can write, information that can be included and where to send the letter. Along with guidance on social media.
