Advocacy A to Z

Chairmen and ranking members. Committee reports, markups and roll call votes. Co-sponsors, authorizations and appropriations. NIH, NIDDK, HHS, and FDA. What does it all mean? The PKD Foundation presents Advocacy A to Z as your easy-to-understand guide to the language of Congress and politics.

 
 

A
Alcohol
Allograft
Aneurysms
Anuria
ARPKD and Liver Disease
Arteriograms
Arteriovenous fistula
Autosomal dominant
Autosomal dominant PKD
Autosomal recessive PKD
B
Bladder
Blood tests
Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
C
Caffeine
Calcium
Carbohydrates
Children and ADPKD
Chronic
Chronic Kidney Disease and ARPKD
Chronic renal failure
Clinical Trials and Research Updates
Computed Axial Tomography
Creatinine
Creatinine clearance
Cyst Decortication
Cysts
D
Diagnosis
Dialysate
Dialysis
Dialyzer
Diverticula
Dwell time
E
Echocardiogram
Edema
Electrolytes
End-stage renal disease (ESRD)
Erythropoietin
Exchange
Exercise
F
Fats
Financial Aid
Finding a Doctor
G
Graft
H
Harvest
Hematocrit
Hematuria
Hemodialysis
Hernias
High blood pressure/hypertension
Holiday Nutrition
Hormone
I
Inheritance
Inmune system
Inmunosuppressant
Insurance
Issues to Discuss With Your Doctor
K
Kidney Failure
Kidney Stone
Kidneys
Kt/V
L
Liver Cysts
Living Organ Donation
Living with PKD
Living-related donor (LDR)
Living-unrelated donor
M
Magnetic Resonance Arteriogram (MRA)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Match
Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP)
 
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