Women with severe
CKD may require regular dialysis.
There is a clear need for health awareness, timely diagnosis and proper follow-up of
CKD in pregnancy.
When
CKD Worsens Even with the right treatment,
CKD can still progress.
Uncertainty in individuals with
CKD has not been termed with a separate conceptual definition despite the frequency of use in this population and the distinct characteristics of
CKD.
CKD is a collective term covering a number of primary disease processes that result in structural or functional kidney abnormalities, or both, persisting for at least 3 months2.
The two leading causes of
CKD are high blood pressure (hypertension) and diabetes, both of which damage blood vessels in the kidneys and hasten declines in renal function.
Finally, it is in the hands of our general practitioners and primary healthcare workers to diagnose
CKD early and to either introduce adequate therapy or to refer early.
1 Depression is common in patients with
CKD and is associated with adverse outcomes.
ISN Programs Chair and Past President John Feehally (UK) comments: "These striking findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study confirm the growing pre-eminence of
CKD, and especially
CKD due to diabetes, as an avoidable cause of death worldwide.
C-reactive protein similar to other cytokines also raised in
CKD or dialysis patients.
1) Limited data exist regarding the exact prevalence of
CKD-mineral and bone disorder (MBD), but abnormal mineral metabolism is believed to start in stage 3
CKD, implying that 8% of the adult US population could be at risk for, or already have established,
CKD-MBD.
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the treatment of VTE in
CKD patients?
