Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has grown to be a global and public health concern due the increasing number of patients receiving renal services its economic burden on healthcare system in terms increased costs. CKD also is associated with unfavorable outcomes raised morbidity mortality rates.

Chronic Kidney Disease Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined as primary renal disease that has persisted for months to years. Chronic kidney disease has been referred to as chronic renal failure, chronic renal insufficiency, etc. These terms are not very useful in categorizing a patient to facilitate treatment and prognosis recommendations. In human nephrology, there is an elaborate staging s...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with multiple detrimental consequences to the cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems. The effects of CKD are even more significant when they begin in childhood as they affect growth and (neuro-) development as well. The division into stages of CKD serves as a guideline for the physician to better anticipate and treat early and later manifestations ...

With the aging of the US population and the increase in hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and obesity, the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing in the United States. Its prevalence rate has risen to 13.1% of the US population. Patients with CKD experience poor outcomes and have high health care costs. Chronic kidney disease is also a major cardiovascular disease risk factor. ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is unique in children due to varying etiology, manifestation, and impact. Whereas it far a lesser burden compared with adult CKD, childhood CKD has psychosocial impact on caregivers, impair growth, quality of life, ultimately associated increased mortality. We summarize the diagnosis, evaluation child whose early detection, appropriate management will improve their ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) was largely a hidden health problem until the publication of an internationally agreed approach to its identification, monitoring, and treatment. The 2002 National Kidney Foundation CKD classification and the subsequent 2006 Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) recommendations are powerful tools for translating thinking about CKD into clinical practice. ...

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is an established therapy for patients with severe, symptomatic stenosis (AS). Post-procedural acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs in up to 20% of TAVR cases and associated increased mortality, particularly pre-existing chronic renal impairment.1,2 Chronic disease (CKD) has been worse clinical outcomes treated surgical AVRS1or TAVR.3 CKD promotes progr...

background chronic kidney disease related mineral and bone disease (ckd-mbd) is a worldwide challenge in hemodialysis patients. in senegal, number of dialysis patients is growing but few data are available about their bone disorders. objectives to describe patterns of ckd-mbd in senegalese dialysis patients. patients and methods we performed a cross-sectional study including patients from three...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a pathological process with various etiologies, causing decreased function progressively and irreversibly. The prevalence of CKD in the last ten years has increased. Causative factors vary highly each countries around world. Hemodialysis still primary therapy besides peritoneal dialysis transplantation. This study aims to discover causative chronic patients hemod...

Vitamin D deficiency is a growing health problem in both the general population and in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, the relationship between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and health-related quality of life in CKD is not well established. This study examined the association between vitamin D deficiency and quality of life in pre-dialysis CKD patients. Serum 25-hydroxyv...