10-10-07 Calcium & Phosphorous Metabolism

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10-6-08 Chronic Kidney Disease

CKD

• Chronic Kidney Disease – either a GFR < 60 or a structure/function abnormality, for over 3 months

• Prevalence – 100,000 new ESRD patients/year; huge healthcare cost (8-10% budget!)

• Staging – from 1 (mild) to 5 (severe)

o Stage 5 – GFR < 15 (think 15% fxn.), double Stage 4 ( ................
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