title: Rate of decline in kidney function affects risk of death.  It's important to monitor trends in your kidney function over time, not just view a snapshot of your kidneys' status today.
mesh_terms: D018450:Disease Progression; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013997:Time Factors