National Kidney Foundation.

Begin with your reason for reading

The National Kidney Foundation provides public resources about kidney health, kidney disease, nutrition and transplantation. You might be learning about risk, trying to understand a test discussion or supporting someone with an established condition. Identify that starting point before choosing a topic so the information you read stays relevant to your question.

Ways to use the resource library

• Explore kidney health and risk information when preparing a preventive care discussion.
• Use condition explanations to make a list of terms you want your clinician to clarify.
• Look for nutrition and living-with-kidney-disease topics when preparing questions for your care team.

Keep results and recommendations in context

If you are reviewing laboratory results, bring the report with its date and any earlier results you have been asked to gather. Ask what a change means in your own situation and how follow-up will work. Nutrition advice can depend on individual circumstances, so record questions rather than adopting a restrictive plan from a general article. Our chronic condition guide can help you organize care across visits.