A condition where a person stops making urine.

A medical doctor who specializes in treating disorders of the endocrine glands, including the pancreas.

 

This is your belly, containing all of your structures between your chest and pelvis. Your abdomen is separated from your chest by your diaphragm, which is a powerful muscle below your lungs.

The point on the body where a needle or catheter is inserted

Sudden and temporary loss of kidney function.

This is used to indicate how well your dialysis is working. To measure adequacy, tests are carried out to see if enough fluid and waste products are being removed from your blood.

An organ or tissue transplant from one human to another.

A condition in which a protein-like material builds up in one or more organs. This material cannot be broken down and interferes with the normal function of that organ. People who have been on dialysis for several years often develop amyloidosis because the artificial membranes used in dialysis fail to filter the protein-like material out of the bl [..]

This is where you have too few red blood cells. Healthy red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body. If the blood is low on red blood cells, the body does not get enough oxygen. People with anemia may be tired and pale and may feel their heartbeat change. Anemia is common in people with chronic kidney disease or those on dialysis.