title: Primary Care of the Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease.
abstract: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined by reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate, increased proteinuria, or both. CKD affects more than 10% of US adults, or 20 million people, and the numbers are rising as the population ages. However, CKD remains underdiagnosed. Diabetes and hypertension are the most common causes of CKD. Although end-stage renal disease is a feared complication of CKD, patients with CKD have a much greater risk of dying of cardiovascular (CV) disease than progressing to kidney failure. Special effort should be made to address modifiable CV risk factors in patients with CKD.
authors: Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA. Electronic address: meghanm@uw.edu.
authors: Meghan M
authors: MM
authors: Kiefer
authors: Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors: Michael J
authors: MJ
authors: Ryan
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019468:Disease Management; D018450:Disease Progression; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D061345:Early Medical Intervention; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000175:diagnosis; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Albuminuria; Chronic disease management; Chronic kidney disease; Primary care; Proteinuria