Primary Care of the Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.mcna.2015.05.003.
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Abstract
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined by reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate, increased proteinuria, or both. CKD affects more than 10% of US adults, or 20 million people, and the numbers are rising as the population ages. However, CKD remains underdiagnosed. Diabetes and hypertension are the most common causes of CKD. Although end-stage renal disease is a feared complication of CKD, patients with CKD have a much greater risk of dying of cardiovascular (CV) disease than progressing to kidney failure. Special effort should be made to address modifiable CV risk factors in patients with CKD.
Medical subject headings
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Disease Management
- Renal Insufficiency, Chronic