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Learn about anorexia nervosa, including how it is treated, from the Office on Women’s Health.

Learn about living with kidney failure—symptoms, complications, treatment options, how to cope, and how your health care team and friends can help.

Learn about continuous ambulatory (CAPD) and continuous cycling (CCPD) peritoneal dialysis treatments you do at home—how to prepare, do exchanges, and risks.

Overview of kidney transplant, a surgery to place a healthy kidney from a donor into your body. A kidney transplant is a treatment for kidney failure.

Overview of hemodialysis treatment for kidney failure, including information on home and in-center dialysis, preparation, vascular access, and complications.

Learn about what foods and drinks you will need to keep track of to make your kidney failure treatment work better and improve how you feel.

Learn about conservative management for kidney failure—what happens if you say “no” to dialysis—managing symptoms, quality of life, preparing for death.

Chart helps you compare kidney failure treatment choices—hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and transplant—schedule, flexibility, diet, training, and more.

Overview of kidney failure treatment options: how to choose and pay for treatment, planning ahead, preparing advance directives, dialysis, and transplant.

Overview of the tests used to diagnose kidney disease, including the blood and urine tests for glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and urine albumin.