Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is characterized by the presence of kidney damage or an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of less than 60 mL/min/1.73 m², persisting for 3 months or more, irrespective of the cause.[1]CKD is a state of progressive loss of kidney function, ultimatel...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined by persistent urine abnormalities, structural abnormalities or impaired excretory renal function suggestive of a loss of functional nephrons. The majority of patients with CKD are at risk of accelerated cardiovascu
The article presents information related to Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in Great Britain. The annual incidence of Established Renal Failure (ERF) is about 100 new patients per million population in Great Britain. The main health care priority is a primary prevention program based on the reduction...
Review article Kidney and eye diseases: common risk factors, etiological mechanisms, and pathways Kidney InternationalJournal2014,Kidney International Chee WaiWong, ...CharumathiSabanayagam Chronic kidney diseaseis an emerging health problem worldwide. The eye shares striking structural, developmental, and...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined by persistent urine abnormalities, structural abnormalities or impaired excretory renal function suggestive of a loss of functional nephrons. The majority of patients with CKD are at risk of accelerated cardiovascu
Chronic kidney disease (CKD)—or chronic renal failure (CRF), as it was historically termed—is a term that encompasses all degrees of decreased renal function, from damaged–at risk through mild, moderate, and severe chronic kidney failure. CKD is a wor
It is estimated that 1 in 10 US adults has chronic kidney disease, and many who have the disease are not aware of it.The kidneys function as blood filters
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Signs and symptoms of chronic kidney disease include: need to urinate frequently, especially at night (nocturia); swelling of the legs and puffiness around the eyes (fluid retention); high blood pressure; fatigue and weakness (from anemia or accumulation of waste products in the body); loss of...
This cross-sectional study provides periodic nationwide data on the prevalence of chronic kidney disease and the associated behavioral and metabolic risk