AAKP offers a variety of educational resources for people living with kidney disease and their care partners. Below is a list of FREE downloadable resources. Many of these same resources are also available in print form in our online store and can be ordered.
DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENTS
Kidney Beginnings: A Guide to Living with Reduced Kidney Function
Pocket Guide to Managing Kidney Disease
Pocket Guide to Managing Chronic Kidney Disease Associated Pruritus (CKD-aP)
Understanding What it Means to Have Protein in Your Urine
AAKP Patient Plan Phase 1: Diagnosis to Treatment Choices
AAKP Patient Plan Phase 2: Getting help and Starting Dialysis
AAKP Patient Plan Phase 3: Stabilization
AAKP Patient Plan Phase 4: Ongoing Treatment
NUTRITION
AAKP Nutrition Counter
AAKP Nutrition Counter (Spanish)
Additional Resources: AAKP Delicious! Recipes Series (several editions to choose from):
Sample this recipe for free: Strawberry Angel Cupcakes
Understanding The Food Nutrition Facts Label
ADVOCATING FOR YOURSELF
AAKP & You: How to be your own Public Policy Advocate
DIALYSIS-SPECIFIC TREATMENT
Understanding Your Hemodialysis Access Options
Understanding Your Hemodialysis Options
Understanding Your Peritoneal Dialysis Options
Understanding your Home Hemodialysis Options
CONVERSATION STARTER: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Team About Changing Dialysis Therapies
CONVERSATION STARTER: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Team About Choosing The Right Therapy for You!
TRANSPLANTATION
Understanding Kidney Transplantation
RELATING CONDITIONS
Understanding Kidney Stones And Chronic Kidney Disease
Pocket Guide to Managing High Potassium (Hyperkalemia)
Understanding Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease
Understanding Iron in Chronic Kidney Disease
Understanding Hepatitis C and Kidney Disease
Understanding Gout and Your Kidneys
MENTAL HEALTH
Coping, Living, and Thriving with Kidney Disease
Coping, Living, and Thriving with Kidney Disease (Spanish)
