Chronic Kidney Disease
Two ways of defining CKD?
What is GFR <60 ml/min/1.73m^2 for three months AND/OR Evidence of kidney damage for >3 month?
Three CVD related complications of CKD
What is Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH), Heart Failure (HF), Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)?
The full name of the acronym ADPKD
What is Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease?
3 causes of Stage 5 ESKD
What is:
Diabetes mellitus, glomerulonephritis, autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, vesico-ureteric reflux, hypertension, analgesic nephropathy
This complication of CKD is characterised by the softening of bones
What is osteomalacia?
A type of kidney cyst that has no CRF, is benign and rarely problematic