UK National Kidney Federation

The UK National Kidney Federation, founded 1979, is the only national kidney charity run by patients with kidney problems or their carers, for kidney patients.

The controlling council consists of the patient Associations of hospital renal units. As its members are not healthcare professionals, its role is restricted to campaigning for improvements to renal provision and treatment, and national patient support services. It works closely with the All Party Parliamentary Kidney Group (APPKG) whose stated purpose is: "To improve understanding in Parliament of kidney disease and transplant medicine and promote improvements in the health and care services that are available to improve the health of people with renal failure.^[1].

The NKF runs a national helpline and a website, and organises an annual conference.^[2]

References

^ "All-Party Parliamentary Kidney Group". http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/memi377.htm. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
^ "The NKF - its current work". http://www.kidney.org.uk/main/nkf_work.html#about. Retrieved 13 January 2010.

External links

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Urinary system · Pathology · Urologic disease / Uropathy (N00–N39, 580–599)

Abdominal

Nephropathy/
(nephritis+
nephrosis)

Glomerulopathy/
glomerulitis/
(glomerulonephritis+
glomerulonephrosis)

Primarily
nephrotic

Non-proliferative	.0 Minimal change · .1 Focal segmental · .2 Membranous

Proliferative	.3 Mesangial proliferative · .4 Endocapillary proliferative .5/.6 Membranoproliferative/mesangiocapillary

By condition	Diabetic · Amyloidosis

Primarily
nephritic,
.7 RPG

Type I RPG/Type II hypersensitivity	Goodpasture's syndrome

Type II RPG/Type III hypersensitivity	Post-streptococcal · Lupus (DPN) · IgA/Berger's

Type III RPG/Pauci-immune	Wegener's granulomatosis · Microscopic polyangiitis

Tubulopathy/
tubulitis

Proximal	RTA (RTA 2) · Fanconi syndrome

Thick ascending	Bartter syndrome

Distal convoluted	Gitelman syndrome

Collecting duct	Liddle's syndrome · RTA (RTA 1) · Diabetes insipidus (Nephrogenic)

Renal papilla	Renal papillary necrosis

Major calyx/pelvis	Hydronephrosis · Pyonephrosis · Reflux nephropathy

Any/all	Acute tubular necrosis

Interstitium

Interstitial nephritis (Pyelonephritis, Danubian endemic familial nephropathy)

Any/all

General syndromes	Renal failure (Acute renal failure, Chronic renal failure) · Uremic pericarditis · Uremia

Vascular	Renal artery stenosis · Renal Ischemia · Hypertensive nephropathy · Renovascular hypertension

Other	Analgesic nephropathy · Renal osteodystrophy · Nephroptosis · Abderhalden-Kaufmann-Lignac syndrome

Ureter

Ureteritis · Ureterocele · Megaureter

Pelvic

Bladder	Cystitis (Interstitial cystitis, Hunner's ulcer, Trigonitis, Hemorrhagic cystitis) · Neurogenic bladder · Bladder sphincter dyssynergia · Vesicointestinal fistula · Vesicoureteral reflux

Urethra	Urethritis (Non-gonococcal urethritis) · Urethral syndrome · Urethral stricture/Meatal stenosis · Urethral caruncle

Any/all

Obstructive uropathy · Urinary tract infection · Retroperitoneal fibrosis · Urolithiasis (Bladder stone, Kidney stone, Renal colic) · Malacoplakia · Urinary incontinence (Stress, Urge, Overflow)

M: URI

anat/phys/devp/cell

noco/acba/cong/tumr, sysi/epon, urte

proc/itvp, drug (G4B), blte, urte

Organ failure

General	Heart failure · Respiratory failure · Liver failure (Acute liver failure) · Renal failure (Acute renal failure, Chronic renal failure )

Multiple	Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome