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To help primary care providers, both family physicians and nurse practitioners, identify, detect, and manage patients with and at risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD), as well as outline criteria for appropriate referral to nephrology.Published guidelines on the topic of CKD and its comorbidities were reviewed. A MEDLINE search was conducted using the MeSH termsThe KidneyWise clinical tool kit, created by the Ontario Renal Network and available atMost patients with CKD can be managed in primary care. Serial follow-up is essential to identify patients at high risk of progression to advanced stages of CKD, including end-stage renal disease. Primary care providers must continue to work together with local nephrologists to improve the lives of those living with CKD. |
