| Introduction | |
| Terms, Measures, and Abbreviations | |
| Part I: Looking at the Disease of Kidney Failure | |
| 1. | What Do Kidneys Do and What Happens When They Fail? |
| 2. | Are You at Risk for Kidney Failure? |
| 3. | Symptoms of Kidney Failure |
| Part II: How to Treat Kidney Failure | |
| 4. | Treating Kidney Failure |
| 5. | Step 1: Assess Your Current Treatment Plan |
| 6. | Step 2: Make Lifestyle Changes |
| 7. | Step 3: Follow a Low-Protein Diet |
| 8. | Step 4: Treat Salt and Water Problems |
| 9. | Step 5: Regulate Your Blood Pressure |
| 10. | Step 6: Treat Acidosis |
| 11. | Step 7: Treat Anemia and Iron Deficiency |
| 12. | Step 8: Treat Potassium Problems |
| 13. | Step 9: Treat Calcium and Phosphate Problems |
| 14. | Step 10: Treat Gout and Uric Acid Problems |
| 15. | Step 11:Treat Your High Cholesterol |
| 16. | Step 12: Know the Medications That Slow the Progression of Renal Failure |
| Part III: Tracking Kidney Failure, Dialysis, Transplants, and More | |
| 17. | Keeping Close Watch on Your Kidney Failure |
| 18. | Dietary Treatment of the Nephrotic Syndrome |
| 19. | Safe and Unsafe Medications |
| 20. | Transplantation as an Alternative to Dialysis |
| 21. | When to Opt for Dialysis |
| 22. | Patients Who Have Avoided Dialysis |
| Appendix 1: Resources for Kidney Patients | |
| Appendix 2: Government Support of Low-Protein Diets | |