Chronic kidney disease in older adults: challenges and opportunities for the primary care provider.

Autor: Brady BM; Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA. bbrady2@stanford.edu., Suffoletto JA; Department of Medicine, Division of Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA., Sankary R; University Medical Partners, Newark, CA, USA., Chertow GM; Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC primary care [BMC Prim Care] 2024 Nov 01; Vol. 25 (1), pp. 388. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 01.
DOI: 10.1186/s12875-024-02638-4
Abstrakt: Kidney disease and its comorbidities disproportionately affect older persons. Kidney disease modifying therapy is underutilized in older adults, as guidelines lack consensus on approaching diagnosis and treatment in older adults. This review aims to highlight the challenges presented by, and opportunities for, identifying and treating CKD in older adults.
(© 2024. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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