Kidney disease in older people

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and acute kidney injury (AKI) are more common in older individuals owing to ageing-related changes in the kidney. Renal disease in older people is forming an increasing proportion of the workload of nephrologists, specialists in internal medicine and general practitioners because of the ageing of the general population. AKI in older people can often be anticipated and prevented. Published guidelines concerning the management of CKD in younger adults may not be universally implementable in older patients, and may ignore complications and challenges specific to this age group.
Source: Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Tags: Management of end-stage kidney disease Source Type: research