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dc.contributor.authorTaal, Maarten
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-06T15:49:48Z
dc.date.available2016-10-06T15:49:48Z
dc.date.issued2013-11
dc.identifier.citationCurr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 2013 Nov;22(6):593-8. doi: 10.1097/MNH.0b013e328365adf6.language
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12904/584
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dc.description.abstractPURPOSE OF REVIEW: The majority of people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are managed by primary care physicians and nurses, but much of the initial research on CKD care was based in secondary care. The purpose of this article is to review the important recent studies of CKD in primary care that are starting to provide an evidence base for the strategies to improve the management and outcomes of the unreferred majority of people with CKD. RECENT FINDINGS: People with CKD in primary care populations differ substantially from those familiar to nephrologists in secondary care by being older, having less reduction in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and lower prevalence of proteinuria. These differences have important implications for management priorities. Detailed studies have identified widespread deficiencies in the care of patients with CKD in primary care (though these are also reported in secondary care). Interventions that may improve performance include automated reporting of estimated GFR, incentivizing primary care practitioners to achieve therapeutic goals and quality improvement strategies such as audit-based education. SUMMARY: Studies have identified a need for improved management of CKD in primary care as well as methods to achieve this. Future studies should focus on the promotion of self-management through telemedicine and the Internet.language
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dc.subjectChronic Kidney Diseaselanguage
dc.subjectPrimary Carelanguage
dc.subjectPatient Carelanguage
dc.titleChronic kidney disease in general populations and primary care: diagnostic and therapeutic considerations.language
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