Abstract
This chapter will review core questions and concepts of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in older adults including physiological changes associated with aging, identification and epidemiology of CKD in older populations, and differences in manifestations and management that directly affect the care of older individuals with abnormal kidney function.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Chronic Kidney Disease, Dialysis, and Transplantation |
Subtitle of host publication | A Companion to Brenner and Rector’s The Kidney |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Pages | 73-86.e5 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780323529785 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2018 |
Keywords
- Chronic kidney disease
- Elderly
- Geriatric
- Nephrology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)