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HUMAN INTEREST
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PATIENT EDUCATION
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  • PubMed: Safety, Quality, Efficiency
REGULATORY REFERENCES
  • CMS 1418F — Bundled ESRD PPS
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  • Recommendations for Preventing Transmission in Hemodialysis
  • Guidelines for Prevention of Intravascular Catheter Infections
RENAL NUTRITION Kidney Disease Diet Education
LUNDIN’S CORNER Patient education essays by Robert Lundin
PRESENTATIONS 18 Nephrology educational slideshows
40 YEARS OF HEMODIALYSIS Stanley Shaldon tribute videos — history of home hemodialysis
RADIOLOGY IMAGES 52 kidney radiology teaching cases
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