Approach to chronic kidney disease in the elderly

Canadian family physician: Medecin de famille canadien

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Elbert Chow¹  Asad Ali Merchant²  Frank Molnar³  Chris Frank⁴ 

[1] Nephrologist in Toronto;Nephrologist in the University Health Network in Toronto.;Department of Medicine at the University of Ottawa and at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute in Ontario.;Family physician specializing in care of the elderly and palliative care at Queen’s University in Kingston

DOI  :  10.46747/cfp.690125

学科分类：卫生学

来源: College of Family Physicians of Canada

【 摘 要 】

How can I improve outcomes for older adults withchronic kidney disease (CKD)?Bottom lineChronic kidney disease is associated with substantial morbidity and health care costs.1 Strategiesand tools to predict and delay progression to endstage kidney disease (ESKD) are vital, especially forpatients with clinical frailty or with comorbidities.For a more comprehensive summary on this topic,see the in-depth article published in the CanadianGeriatrics Society Journal of CME.

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