Kidney and Urologic Diseases



 
  Kidney and Urologic Diseases
- Internet Guides
- Internet Sites
- Organizations, Associations, and Agencies
- Consumer Health Information
- Teaching and Learning
    Diseases of the urinary tract in both males and females, includes the bladder, kidney, ureter and urethra.

Internet Guides
    
HealthWeb Urology
A collaborative effort of the Loyola University Health Sciences Library and the HealthWeb project.
RENALNET Information Service
This site contains resources related to the care of patients with renal disease and the medical specialty of nephrology.
 
 
 
Internet Sites
    
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Diagnosis and Treatment
Clinical Practice Guideline No. 8. AHCPR Pub. No. 94-0582: February 1994
Genitourinary and Renal Disease
University of Iowa Family Practice Handbook, 3rd Edition, Chapter 11
 
 
 
Organizations, Associations, and Agencies
    
American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
International Society of Nephrology (ISN)
The International Society of Nephrology (ISN) "has pursued the worldwide advancement of education, science and patientcare in nephrology."
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
National Kidney Foundation
Information about kidney disease specific for healthcare providers and patients can be found through this organizations website.
Renal Pathology Society
Renal Pathology Society "is a nonprofit organization committed to increasing and disseminating knowledge about the pathology and pathophysiology of the kidney."
The Prostatitis Foundation
 
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Consumer Health Information
    
healthfinder® Kidney
healthfinder® can lead to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information for the public compiled by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
healthfinder® Urology
healthfinder® can lead to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information for the public compiled by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
MEDLINEplus: Kidneys and Urinary System Topics
Health information from the National Library of Medicine.
 
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Teaching and Learning
    
UNC Nephropathology Biopsy Cases
Renal biopsy cases are presented by the Nephropathology Laboratory University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill J. Charles Jennette, MD, Nephropathologist
WebPath: The Internet Pathology Laboratory for Medical Education
An electronic laboratory which includes a sample of the more than 1,500 archived images, demonstrating gross and microscopic pathologic findings associated with human disease states, that are used exclusively in the medical student pathology course at the University of Utah.
 
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