Chronic Kidney Disease and Anaemia

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Overview

This course will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and includes the following elements. 

  • Background
    • Definition, prevalence, classification of chronic kidney disease and the common causes.
  • Diagnosis
    • Investigations, and referral strategy.
  • Management
    • Erythropoesis-stimulating agent therapy in primary care, haemoglobin targets, dose adjustments, monitoring, and adverse effects.
  • An optional multiple choice questionnaire to assess your learning from the module
  • A list of helpful links and resources
  • A clinical audit suggestion

Goals

During this course you will learn:

  • About the definition and classification of CKD.
  • About the cause of anaemia in CKD.
  • When to investigate people with CKD for anaemia.
  • How to manage anaemia in people with CKD.
  • About important aspects of erythropoietic stimulating agent (ESA) therapy.


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Topics covered

Gastroenterology Urinaryexcretory

Date created

29/09/2021

Last revision

05/05/2023

Next revision

29/09/2026