Kidney Failure
- Bad breath
This fact sheet explains the causes of bad breath, and the steps you can take to reduce or prevent it.
- Dialysis
Dialysis removes waste products and excess fluids from the body for people with kidney failure. Dialysis is only needed when the kidneys fail. There are two forms of dialysis haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.
- Kidney Failure
Kidney failure (or renal failure) may be temporary or permanent. Permanent, or chronic, renal failure usually progresses slowly and is the most common type of kidney damage requiring dialysis or kidney transplantation. When kidneys fail suddenly, ...
Last updated: 6 July, 2008
Last reviewed: 6 July, 2008