• Primary care · Dec 2014

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    Evaluation and management of the older adult with chronic kidney disease.

    • Kenya M Rivas Velasquez, Elizabeth Hames, and Hady Masri.
    • Department of Geriatrics, Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine, 3200 South University Drive, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33328, USA.
    • Prim. Care. 2014 Dec 1; 41 (4): 857-74.

    AbstractChronic kidney disease (CKD) has a high prevalence in the elderly population. Almost half of the population reaches moderate impairment (CKD 3) by 65 years of age. This article describes CKD staging in the geriatric population and several common clinical presentations of renal disease. Diagnosis and treatment regimens of CKD are discussed. Geriatric patients are at an increased risk for renal dysfunction from many causes. Some causes are inherent with aging, such as gross structural and cellular changes, decrease in physiologic function, and lowered vascular compensatory reserve. Exposures, including medications and diagnostic testing, are contributors to acute kidney injury. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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