You've had it happen..you get in the elevator after leaving the doctor. You look at the lab request he gave you and it says "CKD Stage 3". What in the world does that mean? We want to demystify what the stages of chronic kidney disease are. If you are not sure what your GFR is you can figure it out by using our GFR calculator on our blog.(You will need your latest creatinine level to do this).
Adverse outcomes of chronic kidney disease can often be prevented or delayed through early detection and treatment. Earlier stages of chronic kidney disease(CKD)can be detected through routine labwork, often before any symptoms occur.
The presence of CKD should be established based on kidney damage and level of kidney function(GFR), irrespective of diagnosis.
STAGES OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
stage 1 Kidney damage with normal or above normal GFR greater than 90
Stage 2 Kidney damage with mild decrease GFR 60-89
stage 3 moderate decrease GFR 30-59
stage 4 severe decrease GFR 15-29
stage 5 Kidney failure GFR less than 15 or dialysis
Chronic kidney disease is defined as either kidney damage or GFR less than 60 for greater than 3 months. Kidney damage is defined as pathologic abnormalities or markers of damage, including abnormalities in blood or urine tests or imaging studies
3 comments:
Very informative and allows me to understand exactly where I stand so I can do something about it. Love this blog!
Well written and informative even to doctors.Keep it up
You explained in five minutes what my own doctor(I am in Pennsylvania)has not made clear in 3 years. Will you ever do a series on glomerulonephritis and if so when?
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