WHO’S AT RISK?
Pay particular attention to your high-risk patients. Hypertension and diabetes are the most common causes of CKD and kidney failure in adults.3,9,10 Other common risk factors include cardiovascular disease.10
In the United States, 3 out of 4 new cases of kidney failure are caused by diabetes and hypertension.11
IDENTIFY RISK FACTORS THAT CAN BE CONTROLLED THROUGH COUNSELLING AND TREATMENT
Patients who meet one or more of these criteria are at higher risk and should be screened regularly and actively monitored for CKD.5,12,13
Explaining modifiable risks to patients can help motivate them to take steps to protect their kidneys.
“I would tell others who
are newly diagnosed,
please don’t panic.”
LEARN MORE ABOUT PATIENTS AT RISK
Download the CKD Guide to read more about at-risk patients and how you can help.
LEARN MORE ABOUT PATIENTS AT RISK
Download the CKD Guide to read more about at-risk patients and how you can help.
“I would tell others who are newly diagnosed, please don’t panic.”
CKD, chronic kidney disease; CV, cardiovascular; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; GFR, glomerular filtration rate.
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- Alabama Department of Public Health. Special Task Force on Chronic Kidney Disease report. April 2007. Accessed 20 November 2020.
https://www.alabamapublichealth.gov/publications/assets/kidneydiseasereport.pdf - Kidney Disease: The Basics. National Kidney Foundation. Published May 2020. Accessed 20 November 2020.
https://www.kidney.org/news/newsroom/factsheets/KidneyDiseaseBasics - Brenner BM et al. N Engl J Med. 2001;345(12):861–869.
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- Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). National Kidney Foundation. Reviewed 14 September 2020. Accessed 25 November 2020.
https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/gfr - Ghaderian SB et al. J Renal Inj Prev. 2014;3(4):109–110.
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- Chronic kidney disease basics. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Page reviewed 7 February 2020. Accessed 6 October 2020.
https://www.cdc.gov/kidneydisease/basics.html - Kidney Disease Stats. National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. December 2016. Accessed 25 November 2020.
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-statistics/kidney-disease - Yacoub R, Habib H, Lahdo A, et al. Association between smoking and chronic kidney disease: A case control study. BMC Public Health. 2010;10:731.
- Schnaper HW. Pediatr Nephrol. 2014;29(2):193–202.