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Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is defined as the loss of kidney function or a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) lower than 60mL/min/1.73m2 for more than 3 months. Damage to the kidney may be manifested by either anatomic and pathologic abnormalities, specific markers of damage in urine or blood tests, or abnormalities in imaging tests. In spite of the fact that GFR decreases with age despite normal creatinine levels (which makes it necessary to adjust the doses of the drugs administered to these patients and avoid the use of potentially nephrotoxic drugs), CKD is a progressive and irreversible disorder in which renal function is deteriorated, and treatment with dialysis or a renal transplant may be necessary if it progresses till the last stages.
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is defined as the loss of kidney function or a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) lower than 60mL/min/1.73m2 for more than 3 months. Damage to the kidney may be manifested by either anatomic and pathologic abnormalities, specific markers of damage in urine or blood tests, or abnormalities in imaging tests. In spite of the fact that GFR decreases with age despite normal creatinine levels (which makes it necessary to adjust the doses of the drugs administered to these patients and avoid the use of potentially nephrotoxic drugs), CKD is a progressive and irreversible disorder in which renal function is deteriorated, and treatment with dialysis or a renal transplant may be necessary if it
progresses till the last stages.
progresses till the last stages.
