title: Screening: Screening for kidney disease--a lost opportunity.
abstract: The ACP has published 'weak' guidelines for screening patients for kidney disease based on limited or no data, which could harm patients with undiagnosed or progressive kidney disease. As kidney experts weren't involved in the development of these guidelines, what should all health professionals know about screening for kidney disease?
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, 950 West Walnut Street, R-2 202-C, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
authors.forename: Bruce A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Molitoris
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*