[Systemic consequences of chronic kidney disease in children].
Major consequence of chronic kidney disease is multiorgan dysfunction. Severity of clinical symptoms is in general associated with degree of renal dysfunction, however is not uniformly distributed among various organs and systems. Tailored conservative treatment is aimed to prophylaxis and slowing the progress of organ dysfunction. Nevertheless, the main target is to maintain the best available quality of life until renal replacement therapy is necessary.
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Kliniki Nefrologii, Transplantacji Nerek i Nadciśnienia Tetniczego, Instytutu Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka, Warszawa. r.grenda@czd.pl
D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D011788:Quality of Life