Diagnosis and Evaluation of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Recommendations from the National Kidney Foundation
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Who developed these guidelines?
The National Kidney Foundation, which is concerned with the care of people with kidney disease.
What is the problem and what is known about it so far?
The kidneys filter out wastes and water from the blood. Chronic kidney disease causes kidney function to worsen over time until …
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