For Patients
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Chronic Renal Failure and Dialysis
- Consent for Dialysis Form
- Information for patients about advanced kidney disease: Dialysis and non dialysis treatments (2018)
- Understanding Kidney Failure 2019 Edition (2019)
This has been produced by the Renal and Hypertension unit at St George and has all sorts of information relating to kidney failure, dialysis. It has about 40 pages, so be careful when printing it !
- Information pamphlets from Kidney Health Australia (link to Kidney Health Australia)
This page has number of useful pamphlets for patients.
Pre Dialysis Education Clinic
Renal Supportive Care
- Renal Supportive Care Clinic Information (May 2019)
- Kidney Health Australia - Common Symptoms (2019)
- Kidney Health Australia: Supportive care (2019)
Dialysis
- All you wanted to know about your A.V Fistula (2013)
- Home Haemodialysis Patient Information (Feb 2019)
- Sydney Dialysis Centre Referral Template (April 2018)
- Managing Your Vascath (2013) - available in other languages (see right column)
- Freedom on Peritoneal Dialysis 2016
- Peritoneal Dialysis and PD Catheter Leaflet 2017
- Peritoneal Dialysis and Training Leaflet 2017
- Automated Peritoneal Dialysis - Step by Step Guide for Relatives (Sep 2011)
Renal Biopsy
- Renal Biopsy Infosheet (2015)
This sheet has information about what to expect from a renal biopsy.
Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
- Blood pressure monitors - validations, papers and reviews
- Home Blood Pressure Measurements (2015)
- Validated Automated Blood Pressure Monitors in Australia
- Lifestyle changes to lower blood pressure
This sheet outline the evidence-based methods of lowering blood pressure by lifestyle changes. Of course, these should only be undertaken in consultation with your medical practitioner.
Pregnancy
- Cholestasis (2010)
- High Blood Pressure in Pregnanacy (2010)
Nutrition and Dietetics
- BMI Chart - Healthy Weight Range (Feb 2012)
- Phosphorus controlled diet interim(2015)
- Do you eat at dialysis? (poster/picture2015)
- Action of Phosphate Binders and timing with food (ppt 2015)
- Fluid Control (2015)
- Eating Healthy for Hypertension Control (DASH diet)
- Dietary advice for patients with Renal Calculi (2015)
- Festive eating tips - Haemodialysis (2017)
- Festive eating tips - Peritoneal dialysis (2017)
- Dialysis Cook by Renal Resouce Centre
- Constipation Management in Chronic Kidney Disease (October 2016)
- Low Potassium diet (brief overview) (April 2018)
Nutritional guide - Transplant patients only
- Managing Diabetes in transplant patient (2015)
- Managing bone disease risk after transplant (2015)
- Managing high blood pressure (2015)
- Managing your weight after transplant (2015)
- Managing blood cholesterol and tryglycerides (2015)
- Managing hypophosphataemia in transplant patient (2015)
- Eating the right amount of protein for transplant patient (2015)
- Food safety and managing the risk of infection (2015)
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