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KNOW YOUR PATIENTS’ NUMBERS

The eGFR and UACR calculations in your patients’ metabolic panel make it easy to track kidney function and diagnose CKD.4,11

Screen your patients at high-risk for CKD every 1-2 years, depending on risk factors. For patients who’ve experienced kidney function loss, take action. The following chart can help explain to your patients eGFR in terms of the stages of CKD.4,12

THE FIVE STAGES OF CKD12

Five Stages of CKD
Five Stages of CKD

02 Sept 2021

VIDEO: UNDERSTAND HOW eGFR AND UACR WORK TOGETHER

The KDIGO Heat Map and Guidelines will help you understand risk of progression, frequency of monitoring, when to initiate appropriate management, and when to refer to a nephrologist

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TAKE THE PRESSURE OFF BY DIAGNOSING AND INTERVENING EARLY.2,3,8

eGFR and UACR test results can help explain declining kidney function to your patients.12

What is chronic kidney disease
What is chronic kidney disease
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CKD = chronic kidney disease; CV = cardiovascular; eGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate; GFR = glomerular filtration rate; UACR = urine albumin - to - creatinine ratio.

References

  1. Kidney Health Australia. Evidence Report 2021. Make the Link Kidneys, Diabetes & Heart. Accessed March 2023. Available at: https://kidney.org.au/uploads/resources/KHA-Report-Make-the-link-kidneys-diabetes-heart.pdf
  2. Ravera M et al. Am J Kidney Dis. 2011;57(1):71-77.
  3. GBD Chronic Kidney Disease Collaboration. Lancet. 2020;395(10225):709-733.
  4. Kidney Health Australia. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Management in Primary Care. 4th Edition (2020). Accessed August 2022. Available at: https://kidney.org.au/uploads/resources/CKD-Management-in-Primary-Care_handbook_2020.1_2021-05-14-070433.pdf
  5. Larmour K et al. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2021;16(7):1117-1119.
  6. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Health Survey: Biomedical Results for Chronic Diseases. Accessed April 2023. Available at: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/health/health-conditions-and-risks/australian-health-survey-biomedical-results-chronic-diseases/latest-release#chronic-kidney-disease
  7. Kidney Health Australia, Algorithm for initial detection of CKD. Accessed August 2022. Available at: Algorithm-for-initial-detection-of-CKD_2021_logo.pdf (kidney.org.au)
  8. Ryan TP et al. Am J Med. 2007;120(11):981-986.
  9. Kidney Disease: The Basics. National Kidney Foundation. Published May 2020. Accessed July 2021. Available at: https://www.kidney.org/news/newsroom/factsheets/KidneyDiseaseBasics
  10. Go AS et al. N Engl J Med. 2004;351(13):1296-1305.
  11. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). National Kidney Foundation. Reviewed 14 September 2020. Accessed July 2021. Available at: https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/gfr
  12. Kidney Health Australia. Stages of kidney disease. Accessed July 2021. Available at: https://kidney.org.au/your-kidneys/what-is-kidney-disease/stages-of-kidney-disease
  13. Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO). KDIGO 2012 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease. Kidney Int. 2013;3(1):1-150. Accessed March 2023. Available at: https://kdigo.org/wpcontent/uploads/2017/02/KDIGO_2012_CKD_GL.pdf
  14. Ghaderian SB et al. J Renal Inj Prev. 2014;3(4)109-110.
  15. Courser WG et al. Kidney Int. 2011;80(12):1258-1270.
  16. Kidney Disease Stats. National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. December 2016. Accessed July 2021. Available at: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-statistics/kidney-disease
  17. Yacoub R et al. BMC Public Health. 2010;10:731.
  18. Schnaper HW. Pediatr Nephrol. 2014;29(2):193-202.
  19. Chagnac A et al. Nephron. 2019;143(1):38-42.
  20. Cravedi P et al. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2013;76(4):516-523.
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