The five stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) indicate how well the kidneys are working, ranging from stage 1 (mild kidney damage) to stage 5 (kidney failure). The staging of CKD is based on a blood ...

Longer follow-up intervals than recommended in current guidelines may be appropriate. Investigators have proposed optimal follow-up intervals for different stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) based ...

Chronic kidney disease has five stages. These start from a mildly damaged kidney and may end with kidney failure. Early diagnosis and treatment can help stop the disease from progressing. Chronic ...

In a study, investigators observed that levels were higher in those with stage 3a than stage 3b chronic kidney disease. Hemoglobin levels can be used to discriminate stages of chronic kidney disease ...

Neil B. Minkoff, MD: We already started talking a little about the staging—Dr Agarwal started with that—and the assessment of disease severity. But Dr Bakris, you spend a lot of your time running the ...

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. IDXX has announced that the SDMA-based chronic kidney disease (CKD) staging guidelines have now been generated and approved by the International Renal Interest Society (IRIS).

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Measuring cystatin C-based eGFR strongly correlates with creatinine eGFR, but it can also have a significant ...

Kidney disease is a severe condition in which your kidneys slowly start to fail. This leads to a build-up of harmful elements in your blood that would otherwise be filtered out through your kidneys.

This study analyzed data on 2121 patients with stage 3 to 5 ND-CKD, treated at U.S. and Brazilian nephrology clinics. A higher risk of all-cause mortality and physical inactivity were significantly ...

SAN DIEGO — Dapagliflozin provides significant benefits in the treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) even when initiated in patients with the most severe stages of the disease who are typically ...