Chronic Kidney Disease – Diagnosis and Management

Overview

This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and includes the following elements:

• Background
  • Definition, causes, prevalence, prognosis, and complications.
• Management
  • How to manage people with chronic kidney disease in primary care and when to refer.
• Optional quiz to assess your learning from the course
• An audit suggestion
• A list of useful links and resources for further reading

Goals

During this course you will learn:

• The clinical definition of chronic kidney disease.
• About the prevalence, risk factors, prognosis, and complications.
• How to diagnose and classify chronic kidney disease.
• What initial management to offer in primary care.
• How to monitor people with confirmed chronic kidney disease in primary care to identify disease progression.
• When to arrange referral to a nephrologist, urologist, or other specialist.

Audit Suggestions

Topics covered