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 - 2010/4
Y1 - 2010/4
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.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.disamonth.2009.12.010
DO - 10.1016/j.disamonth.2009.12.010
M3 - Review article
C2 - 20350654
AN - SCOPUS:77950302973
SN - 0011-5029
VL - 56
SP - 215
EP - 232
JO - Disease-a-Month
JF - Disease-a-Month
IS - 4
ER -
