Chronic Kidney Disease Staging – CKD
Measurement of GFR may not be sufficient for identifying stage 1 and stage 2 CKD, because in those patients the GFR may in fact be normal or borderline normal.
In such cases, the presence of one or more of the following markers of kidney damage can establish the diagnosis:
In such cases, the presence of one or more of the following markers of kidney damage can establish the diagnosis:
- Albuminuria
- Urine sediment abnormalities
- Electrolyte and other abnormalities due to tubular disorders
- Histologic abnormalities
- Structural abnormalities detected by imaging
- History of kidney transplantation in such cases
- Urine sediment abnormalities
- Electrolyte and other abnormalities due to tubular disorders
- Histologic abnormalities
- Structural abnormalities detected by imaging
- History of kidney transplantation in such cases
References:
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