title: Diagnosis and treatment of chronic renal failure in children.
abstract: This activity is designed for primary care and specialist physicians.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To provide an overview of the unique features and treatment of chronic renal failure in children.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  1. Describe the diagnosis of chronic renal failure in children. 2. Discuss the medical treatment of chronic renal failure in children. 3. Understand the treatment of end-stage renal disease in children. 4. Discuss the financial impact of caring for a child with chronic renal failure.
authors.affiliation: Schneider Children's Hospital, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, USA. trachtma@lij.edu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Trachtman
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017281:Cost of Illness; D019468:Disease Management; D004496:Education, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D010372:Pediatrics; D017582:Renal Replacement Therapy; D014481:United States