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Kidney Disease
Research from A.H. Abdelhafiz and colleagues has provided new data on kidney disease
January 20th, 2009
According to recent research published in the journal Postgraduate Medicine, "Since the introduction of estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR), the number of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) has considerably increased." "This is particularly true for elderly patients as the majority have a low GFR. Chronic kidney disease has a significant impact on a patient's outcome," wrote A.H. Abdelhafiz and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "We have reviewed important aspects of CKD in older patients, with emphasis on diagnosis and management, as well as explored decision-making regarding specialist-care referral and renal replacement...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-01-20)
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