- Foreword
- Preface
- Symbols and abbreviations
- Contributors
- Chapter 1 Renal pathophysiology
- Chapter 2 Clinical assessment of the chronic kidney disease patient
- Chapter 3 Management of hypertension
- Chapter 4 Acute kidney injury
- Chapter 5 Chronic kidney disease stages 1–3
- Chapter 6 Chronic kidney disease stages 4–5
- Chapter 7 Complications associated with chronic kidney disease
- Chapter 8 Chronic kidney disease, mineral and bone disorders
- Chapter 9 Nutrition and chronic kidney disease
- Chapter 10 Anaemia management
- Chapter 11 Peritoneal dialysis
- Chapter 12 Haemodialysis
- Chapter 13 Transplantation: supply and demand
- Chapter 14 Transplantation: patient choice, recipient selection, and surgery
- Chapter 15 Transplantation: immunology and immunosuppression
- Chapter 16 End of life care in advanced kidney disease
- Chapter 17 Living with chronic kidney disease and renal replacement therapy
- Chapter 18 Renal pharmacology
- Appendix 1 Nursing admission and discharge
- Appendix 2 Renal pathophysiology
- Appendix 3 Fluid and electrolytes
- Appendix 4 Person-centred education
- Index
(p. 141) Chronic kidney disease stages 4–5
- Chapter:
- (p. 141) Chronic kidney disease stages 4–5
- Author(s):
Althea Mahon
, Karen Jenkins
, and Lisa Burnapp
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199600533.003.0006
Introduction
Advanced kidney care clinic
Late presentation to nephrology services
Clinical management in AKCC
Patient education
Treatment options for stage 5 CKD
Choice and suitability for RRT
Choice of dialysis modality
Dialysis and the older person
Assessment for dialysis
When to start RRT
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- Foreword
- Preface
- Symbols and abbreviations
- Contributors
- Chapter 1 Renal pathophysiology
- Chapter 2 Clinical assessment of the chronic kidney disease patient
- Chapter 3 Management of hypertension
- Chapter 4 Acute kidney injury
- Chapter 5 Chronic kidney disease stages 1–3
- Chapter 6 Chronic kidney disease stages 4–5
- Chapter 7 Complications associated with chronic kidney disease
- Chapter 8 Chronic kidney disease, mineral and bone disorders
- Chapter 9 Nutrition and chronic kidney disease
- Chapter 10 Anaemia management
- Chapter 11 Peritoneal dialysis
- Chapter 12 Haemodialysis
- Chapter 13 Transplantation: supply and demand
- Chapter 14 Transplantation: patient choice, recipient selection, and surgery
- Chapter 15 Transplantation: immunology and immunosuppression
- Chapter 16 End of life care in advanced kidney disease
- Chapter 17 Living with chronic kidney disease and renal replacement therapy
- Chapter 18 Renal pharmacology
- Appendix 1 Nursing admission and discharge
- Appendix 2 Renal pathophysiology
- Appendix 3 Fluid and electrolytes
- Appendix 4 Person-centred education
- Index