Clinics in geriatric medicine
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Rates of chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease are increasing as the United States population ages. The elderly with chronic kidney disease or end-stage renal disease face specific challenges with regard to medical care. ⋯ As the United States population ages, physicians will have to face many challenges associated with aging, whether medical, psychosocial, or ethical. This article discusses issues specific to the geriatric dialysis population.