From: Robert Goldstein, MD	Category: Kidney Disease
City: Tampa	Language: English

What is Dialysis and who needs it? Video courtesy of Blausen Medical.

From: Jorge Diego, MD	Category: Kidney Disease
City: Miami	Language: English

How peritoneal dialysis works. This video from Baxter health show how peritoneal dialysis is performed.

From: Ronald Perrone, MD	Category: Kidney Disease
City: Boston	Language: English

Dr. Ronald Perrone, a nephrologist at Tufts Medical Center, discusses polycystic kidney disease.

From: Ronald Perrone, MD	Category: Kidney Disease
City: Boston	Language: English

The effects of polycystic kidney disease: Dr. Ronald Perrone, a nephrologist at Tufts Medical Center.

From: Ronald Perrone, MD	Category: Kidney Disease
City: Boston	Language: English

Symptoms of polycytic kidney disease: Dr. Ronald Perrone, a nephrologist at Tufts Medical Center, discusses the symptoms of Polycystic Kidney disease. The most common symptom of PKD is pain.

From: Brad Rovin, MD	Category: Kidney Disease
City: Columbus	Language: English

Polycystic Kidney Disease is an inherited disease that causes cysts throughout the kidneys. Symptoms can include pain from the cysts and enlargement of the kidney. Cysts can take up alot of the kidney, replacing the normal kidney, and thus causing kidney failure. Some patients with polycystic kidney disease will need dialysis and kidney transplant. Dr. Brad Rovin, the Director of nephrology at Ohio State Medical Center, discusses polycystic kidney disease.

From: Kevin Ho, MD	Category: Kidney Disease
City: Oakland	Language: English

Chronic Kidney Disease is a progressive disease that causes worsening kidney function. Early stage chronic kidney disease is usually asymptomatic, meaning no symptoms. Given this, for those at risk it is important to screen for early stage kidney disease. Screening is easy, a blood test can measure the level of creatinine. The higher the number, the worse the kidney function. You can also look for kidney disease using a urine test. Dr. Kevin Ho, discusses chronic kidney disease screening.

From: Kevin Ho, MD	Category: Kidney Disease
City: Oakland	Language: English

Chronic Kidney disease is a progressive disease the worsens kidney function. As you get to the later stages of chronic kidney disease the focus becomes when do you start dialysis, and then dealing with the issues that come along with dialysis. There are also other issues as you get later in the disease, such as chronic anemia, which can sometimes require blood transfusions. Dr. Kevin Ho, the Director of the Dialysis Network at Univ. of Pittsburgh, discusses late stage chronic kidney disease.

From: Kevin Ho, MD	Category: Kidney Disease
City: Oakland	Language: English

Chronic Kidney Disease is a progressive disease inwhich there is worsening of kidney function. Many diseases contribute to chronic kidney disease including hypertension and diabetes. Early in chronic kidney disease the focus is usually on slowing the progresssion of the disease by controlling the underlying problems which are contributing to the kidney disease. Dr. Kevin Ho, the Director of the Dialysis network at Univ. of Pittsburgh, discusses early stage kidney disease.