title: Understanding chronic kidney disease. 1: Diagnosis.
abstract: This is the first part of a two-part unit on chronic kidney disease. It discusses the causes, risk factors, identification and prevalence of the disease.
authors.affiliation: East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Natasha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: McIntyre
mesh_terms: D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D007677:Kidney Function Tests / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D009398:Nephrology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology