Chronic kidney disease: whom to screen and how to treat, part 1: definition, epidemiology, and laboratory testing.

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Summary

The definition and classification of chronic kidney disease, the epidemiology, etiology, and interconnections with cardiovascular disease are reviewed, and the guidelines for screening and laboratory testing are discussed, as well as the limitations of current assessment tools.

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review
Published
2010-02-01
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Keywords

Medicine, Kidney disease, Disease, Intensive care medicine, Epidemiology

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