The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

#67 Chronic Kidney Disease Pearls with @kidney_boy, Joel Topf

Nov 13, 2017
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ADVICE

Explaining CKD to Patients

  • Explain chronic kidney disease (CKD) by emphasizing underlying causes like diabetes and hypertension.
  • Frame CKD as a natural decline in kidney function, similar to age-related physical decline.
INSIGHT

Age-Related Kidney Decline

  • Kidney function declines with age, like other physical abilities.
  • This decline is estimated at about 1 mL/year after age 40 (10 cc/minute per decade).
ADVICE

GFR Estimation Equations

  • Use creatinine clearance and CKD-EPI equations to estimate kidney function.
  • Avoid Cockcroft-Gault and MDRD due to limitations in accuracy and population representation.
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