TY - JOUR
T1 - Outpatient management of chronic kidney disease
T2 - proteinuria, anemia and bone disease as therapeutic targets
AU - Lam, Albert
AU - Shah, Siddharth
AU - Paparello, James
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - There is increasing emphasis on chronic kidney disease (CKD), owing to its prevalence and its association with cardiovascular risk. Important issues concerning treatment of CKD are delaying its progression, improving patients' quality of life, and decreasing related mortality. These issues can be addressed with certain therapeutic options, targeting proteinuria, anemia, and secondary hyperparathyroidism. The management options and possible benefits related to treatment of these complications of CKD are reviewed.
AB - There is increasing emphasis on chronic kidney disease (CKD), owing to its prevalence and its association with cardiovascular risk. Important issues concerning treatment of CKD are delaying its progression, improving patients' quality of life, and decreasing related mortality. These issues can be addressed with certain therapeutic options, targeting proteinuria, anemia, and secondary hyperparathyroidism. The management options and possible benefits related to treatment of these complications of CKD are reviewed.
KW - Anemia
KW - Bone disease
KW - Chronic kidney disease
KW - Proteinuria
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U2 - 10.1097/MJT.0b013e3180ed4273
DO - 10.1097/MJT.0b013e3180ed4273
M3 - Review article
C2 - 18496265
AN - SCOPUS:45949086642
SN - 1075-2765
VL - 15
SP - 278
EP - 286
JO - American journal of therapeutics
JF - American journal of therapeutics
IS - 3
ER -