Dialysis
Patient and Family Resources
Conditions
- Disaster Preparedness for Dialysis Patients at Seattle Children’s (PDF)
- HUS and Your Child (PDF) (Spanish)
- Hypertension in Children and Teens (PDF)
- Kidney Diseases in Childhood
- Kidney Failure
- When Your Child Has a Chronic Kidney Disease
Tests and Procedures
- Connecting to the PD Cycler (PDF) (Spanish)
- Connecting and Disconnecting from the Amia Cycler (PDF)
- Dialysis at Seattle Children’s
- Dialysis Access Care – Dos And Don’ts for AV Fistulas and Grafts (PDF) (Spanish)
- Disconnecting From the PD Cycler Poster (PDF) (Arabic) (Spanish)
- Dressing Change at Home Poster (PDF) (Arabic) (Spanish)
- Getting Fluid Samples From a Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter (PDF) (Spanish)
- Hemodialysis Catheter Care (PDF) (Spanish)
- Hemodialysis Education Calendar (PDF) (Spanish)
- Hemodialysis – New Patient Checklist (PDF) (Spanish)
- How to Change a Dressing for a Hemodialysis Catheter (Video)
- How to Disconnect From the Dialysis Machine in an Emergency: For Catheters (PDF) (Spanish)
- How to Disconnect From the Dialysis Machine in an Emergency: For Fistulas (PDF) (Spanish)
- Lab Tests Your Child Will Have While on Dialysis (PDF)
- Missing Hemodialysis Treatments Can be Dangerous (PDF)
- Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter: Care After Placement (PDF) (Spanish)
- Peritoneal Dialysis Problem Solving Tips (PDF) (Spanish)
- Setting Up the PD Cycler Poster (PDF) (Spanish)
- Tips for Getting an Accurate Weight Before and After Dialysis (PDF) (Spanish)
- Tips for Holiday Eating When on Hemodialysis (PDF) (Spanish)
- What You Need to Know for Your Home Dialysis Visit (PDF) (Spanish)
- Your Child’s Dialysis – What to Expect on the Dialysis Unit (PDF)
Recommended Reading
- Fluids and Dialysis (PDF) (Spanish)
- How the Kidneys Work
- Hypertension Clinic (PDF)
- Kidney Disease Adult Transition Letter (PDF) (Spanish)
- Medicines Commonly Prescribed When on Dialysis (PDF)
- Signs of High or Low Blood Pressure During Dialysis (PDF) (Spanish)
- Vitamin D (PDF) (Spanish)
Useful Links
- American Association of Kidney Patients
- American Kidney Fund
- American Society of Pediatric Nephrology
- Caring for a Child With Kidney Disease
- Chronic Kidney Disease: What Does It Mean for Me?
- Glomerular Diseases
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
- IgA Nephropathy
- Kidney Failure Tutorial (Medline Plus)
- Kidney School
- Medicare: Coverage of Kidney Dialysis and Transplant Services
- Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis
- National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC)
- National Kidney Foundation
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation (PKD)
- Your Kidneys and How They Work (NIH) (Spanish)
