Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects between 8% and 16% of the population worldwide and is often underrecognized by patients and clinicians. 1–4 Defined by a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of less than 60 mL/min/1.73 m 2, albuminuria of at least 30 mg per 24 hours, or markers of kidney damage (eg, hematuria or structural abnormalities such as polycystic or dysplastic kidneys) persisting
An increased incidence of acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease among patients with cancer is of particular concern, especially in individuals with prostate, breast, lung, colorectal, or gynaecological cancers. The combination of cancer with impaired renal function worsens patients' outcomes and complicates their management and treatment. 1. Introduction. Currently, there are approximately 30 million adults in the United States who have chronic kidney disease. 1 Chronic kidney disease, defined by the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) guidelines as an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) less than 60 ml/min/1.73m 2 for greater than three months, 2 is more common in women, 1 and approximately 72% of patientsThe urinary bladder, which stores urine. The urethra, which is the tube that transports urine from the bladder to the outside of the body. Some of the more common urinary tract issues in dogs are bladder infections, bladder stones, kidney stones, kidney infections, acute (sudden) kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, kidney failure and urinary. 351 298 310 4 263 49 346 234 370