[A clinic for prevention of progression of kidney failure].
Prevention in nephrology is only possible with the cooperation of patients and their families. The nurse plays a considerable role in working with patients and is a major player in the team, responsible for follow-up of the patient, where the earliest interventions can help delay and sometimes avoid dialysis. The hypertension clinic is the beginning of a continuum until dialysis. This paper describes three clinics that are managed in the renal service and indicates how they contribute to offering optimal care to a renal population.
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Centre Hospitalier Ambulatoire Régionale de Laval, Québec, Kanada. abrousse_charl@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
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