title: Chronic kidney disease in primary care.
abstract: It has been estimated that chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects about one in 200 of the population in the UK. There is an increased awareness of the need to identify patients in primary care with CKD at an earlier stage, so that treatments can be initiated to delay progression and prevent complications and appropriate nephrological referral can be made. In this article we will review how measures to identify patients with CKD can improve its management.
authors.affiliation: St James Medical Practice, King's Lynn, Norfolk PE30 4ET, UK. mitra_prabir@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Prabir Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Mitra
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Bradley
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000517:prevention & control; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003663:Decision Trees; D018450:Disease Progression; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005194:Family Practice; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000517:prevention & control; D007677:Kidney Function Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data