Chronic kidney disease – The relevant information for an occupational physician

Demystifying chronic kidney disease: Clinical caveats for the family physician

The number of patients with chronic kidney disease in BC is growing. There is a common misconception that patients with kidney diseases have complex medical problems that can only be managed by specialists. However, with the introduction of lab reporting of kidney function, publication of practice guidelines, and continuing medical education opportunities, a sharedcare approach involving the fa...

Vitamin deficiencies in chronic kidney disease

Endocrine disorders in chronic kidney disease

Background and Objective: Endocrine disorders are common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The aim of the present study is reviewing available literature to give a deep understanding of complexities of endocrine disorders in chronic kidney disease. Methods: A narrative reviewing method based on the available literature was approached. Findings: Generally, when renal function de...

Detection and Evaluation of Chronic Kidney Disease - American Family Physician

A pproximately 19 million Americans older than 20 years have chronic kidney disease, and an additional 435,000 have end-stage renal disease (Table 11). The incidence of end-stage renal disease, with its annual mortality rate of 24 percent, has doubled every decade since 1980.2 Chronic kidney disease is 100 times more prevalent than end-stage renal disease, and its incidence is increasing at an ...

Agrochemicals and Chronic Kidney Disease of Multi-Factorial Origin: An Environmentally Induced Occupational Exposure Disease

The contamination of food and water through waste and agricultural runoff poses serious threats to humans. Pollution with microbes causes noticeable diarrheal diseases, whereas agrochemicals, heavy metals, fluoride, and toxins cause insidious diseases and premature deaths. Chronic kidney disease of unknown origin (CKDuo) was first seen in dry-zonal agricultural regions in equatorial countries i...