Patient Education Materials

Welcome to Kidney Specialists of Southern Nevada’s (KSOSN) patient education web site.

On this site you can learn about kidneys and kidney disease. There are three main educational tools – videos, articles, and pictures. We hope you find this site informative and helpful.

KSOSN is working in partnership with DaVita Clinical Research and has many trials for most conditions. For more information, click here .

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Resources

DaVita Kidney Smart Class (Free)

Hemodialysis Catheter

Steal Syndrome

12 Golden Rules

Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters

Stenosis – Angioplasty

12 Golden Rules (Spanish)

Phosphorus Finder

Vein Mapping

How Kidney Function is Measured

Potassium Finder

Potassium Finder (Spanish)

AV Access

Low Purine Diet – Gout Diet

Protein Finder

Aneurysms & Pseudoaneurysms

Transplant Care Team Handout

Dietary Modification – Calcium Oxalate

DASH diet eating plan

DASH diet eating plan (Spanish)

Kidney Transplant Evaluation and Listing - FAQ

Kidney-Pancreas Transplant

Living Donation -Kidney Paired

Living Donation

Pancreas Transplant Exclusions and Criteria

Renal Transplant Exclusions and Criteria

Transplant Centers - KPDPP

Waiting for a Transplant

Videos

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Demonstration on How to Evaluate a Mature Fistula Using an Ultrasound Machine

An Introduction to Dialysis Access and Vein Mapping

Dr. Raj Singh Interview with Healthy Living Radio

Infographics

Kidney cross section illustration

Kidney location illustration

Man on dialysis

Glomerulus & tubule illustration

Glomerulus biopsy 1

Glomerulus biopsy 2

Glomerulus Structure Illustration

KSOSN is working in partnership with DaVita Clinical Research and has many trials for most conditions. For more information, click here .