Overdiagnosis of chronic kidney disease in older adults—an inconvenient truth
Since its publication in 2002, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF)'s clinical practice
guideline2 on the evaluation, classification, and stratification of chronic kidney disease
(CKD) dramatically altered how we think about kidney disease and how we care for people
with this condition. Almost 2 decades later, many of the practices recommended in this
guideline have been fully integrated into clinical practice, such as using a prediction
equation to estimate glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) rather than serum creatinine alone, an …
guideline2 on the evaluation, classification, and stratification of chronic kidney disease
(CKD) dramatically altered how we think about kidney disease and how we care for people
with this condition. Almost 2 decades later, many of the practices recommended in this
guideline have been fully integrated into clinical practice, such as using a prediction
equation to estimate glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) rather than serum creatinine alone, an …