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Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) signifies persistent kidney damage lasting over three months. The best indicator of kidney ...

Chronic kidney disease, or CKD, is a long-term condition where the kidneys slowly lose their ability to work properly. The ...

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. IDXX has announced that the SDMA-based chronic kidney disease (CKD) staging guidelines have now been generated and approved by the International Renal Interest Society (IRIS).

SGLT2 inhibitors are FDA-approved for type 2 diabetes, can be used even with an eGFR as low as 20 (CKD stage 4) and may also protect kidney function in those with early CKD, regardless of diabetes2.

Many older individuals receive a false diagnosis of CKD stage 3, two nephrologists say. Two nephrologists believe CKD is being overdiagnosed in the United States, particularly among the elderly.

KDIGO released new guidelines on chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder for nephrologists and primary care physicians, many of whom care for patients with chronic kidney disease themselves.

The 107-page guideline document, KDOQI Clinical Practice Guideline for Nutrition in CKD: 2020 Update, revises and expands the KDOQI guideline on nutrition for patients with end-stage kidney ...

Use of cystatin C and SGLT2 inhibitors were highlighted in the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) organization's updated clinical practice guideline. In a synopsis of the recently ...

The European Renal Best Practice (ERBP) group published the “Clinical Practice Guideline on management of patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease stage 3b or higher (eGFR <45 mL/min ...

Source: Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) CKD Work Group. KDIGO clinical practice guideline for the evaluation and management of chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int Suppl. 2013; 3:1 ...

When you have chronic kidney disease (CKD), your kidneys slowly stop working properly. The damage is lasting and can get worse over time, leading to different stages of CKD. Anyone can get CKD ...