Pediatric Nephrology and Hypertension
The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston is dedicated to improving the health and welfare of all infants, children, and adolescents.
Nephrology Links
Links to Nephrology Organizations
- The American Society of Pediatric Nephrology (ASPN)
- American Society of Hypertension (ASH)
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
- American Society of Transplantation (AST)
- American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN)
- Renal Physicians Association (RPA)
- International Pediatric Transplant Association (IPTA)
- Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation (PKD)
- National Kidney Foundation (NKF)
- American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI)
- Lupus Foundation of America (LUPUS)
- International Pediatric Nephrology Association (IPNA)
- United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
- National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
- International Pediatric Hypertension Association (IPHA)
- Kidney & Urology Foundation of America (KUFA)
- American Society for Apheresis (ASFA)
- International Society for Hemodialysis (ISHD)
- International Society of Nephrology (ISN)
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD)
- American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology (ASDIN)
- American Pediatric Society and the Society for Pediatric Research (APS-SPR)
- American Society for Artificial Internal Organs ASAIO
- American Urological Association (AUA)
- American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)
- North American Society for Dialysis and Transplantation (NASDAT)
- Pediatric Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (PCRRT)
- American Association of Immunologists (AAI)
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Nephrology Registries
Nephrology Tools
- GFR calculator
- K/DOQI guidelines
- Charlie Hu's Clinical Calculators
- NIDDK Clearinghouse
- Forum of ESRD Networks
- HDCN Weekly Update
- Tim Bunchman's CRRT Website
- Renal Pathology Tutorial
- Pediatric BP Tables
- Left Ventricular Mass Calculator
- Schrier's Atlas of Diseases of the Kidney
- Histology
- Rob Gillespie's Resource Website
- National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Charles Milach's Site in Nephrology
- Charles O'Neill's Renal Ultrasonography Resource
- University of Michigan's Epidemiology & Cost Center
- OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Men)
- Renal dosing for drugs
- Jon Scheinman's FEN Clinical Pathway
- PEDNEPH
- PEDHTN
- PEDCRRT
- PDServe
- Home Dialysis Central
- AAMI Resource Page
- Kt/V Calculator
- RenalNet
- FDA Pediatric Drug Development
- HDCN
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Journals
Nephrology
- JASN
- CJASN
- Kidney International
- AJKD
- Pediatric Nephrology
- Clin Nephrology
- Clin & Exp Nephrology
- Nephrology
- Sem in Nephrology
- Am J Nephrology
- Nephron Clinical Practice
- Nephron Exp Nephrology
- Nephron Physiol
- Am J Physiol Renal Physiology
- Current Opinion Nephrology & HTN
- Seminars in Dialysis
- PD International
- Internet J Nephrology
- BMC Nephrology
- J Nephrology
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Hypertension
Transplant
Urology
Patient Handouts
- Enuresis
- Hydronephrosis
- UPJ Obstruction
- VU Reflux
- Kidney Stones
- Polycystic Kidney Disease
- Hypertension
- Hypertension 2
- ABPM
- DASH diet
- Renal Biopsy
- 24-hour urine Collection
- Split Urine Collection for Proteinuria
- Orthostatic Proteinuria
- Edema
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Hematuria
- Glomerular disease
- Lupus Nephritis
- Hemodialysis
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Houston Links
More Information for Patient's & Family's
- American Assoc Kidney Patients | support for children with chronic kidney disease
- American Kidney Fund | provides direct financial assistance to dialysis & transplant patients
- Alport Syndrome Homepage | for patients with hereditary nephritis
- Bartter Site | for children with either Bartter or Gitelman syndromes, or other tubulopathies
- BenefitsCheckUpRx | find public or private support for prescription drugs
- British Kidney Patient Association | England's website for those with chronic kidney disease
- Childrens Kidney Foundation | for children requiring kidney transplantation
- Cystinosis Foundation | for children unable to metabolize cystine
- Cystinuria Support Network | for children with too much cystine in their urine
- Fabry’s Disease Information Page | for children with this lysosomal storage disease
- Foundation for IgA Nephropathy | for patients with the most common glomerulopathy worldwide
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome | for patients with HUS, TTP, or any microthromboangiopathy
- iKidney | for those with kidney disease and the people who love them
- KidComm | for families of children with nephrotic syndrome, FSGS, and IgAN
- Kidney Patient's Guide | make informed decisions about the management of your kidneys
- Kidney Options | for those with chronic kidney disease
- Kidney Transplant/Dialysis Association | for children with dense deposit disease
- Kids Needs | for children with LMBB syndrome
- Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl Society | for children with Lowe syndrome
- Lowe Syndrome Association | for childrren with systemic lupus erythematosus
- Lupus Online Support Group | for children with NP syndrome
- Nail Patella Syndrome Worldwide |
- National Transplant Assistance Fund | provides financial assistance to transplant patients
- NephCure Foundation | for children with nephrotic syndrome and FSGS
- Oxalosis & Hyperoxaluria Foundation | for children with too much calcium oxalate in their urine
- Pediatric Hypertension Page | for children with high blood pressure
- Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation | for children with cysts in their kidneys
- Potter Syndrome Webpage | for families effected by Potter's syndrome
- Renal Support Network | for those with kidney disease and the people who love them
- Renal Research Institute | support ongoing research in kidney diseases
- TransWeb | explains the process of donating or receiving a transplant kidney
- Tuberous Sclerosis | local resource in Houston for children with TS
- Vasculitis Foundation | for patients with Wegener's granulomatosis and other forms of vasculitis
- Von Hippel-Lindau Family Alliance | for children with VHL
- Wilms Tumor | for children with a cancer of their kidney | for children with a cancer of their kidney
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Location & Contact
6431 Fannin Street
MSB 3.020
Houston, Texas 77030
713-500-5757 (Voice)
Other Locations
Other locations of the Department of Pediatrics include the following:
Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
