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How to Manage Your CKD Patients How to Manage Your CKD Patients Conditions of ‘ CKD Risk Diabetes Age >60 years Family History of CKD Hypertension Ethnic / Racial Minority AKI History Cardiovascular Disease Obesity CKD G Stage* A Stage* 2 eGFR Â6 0 ml/min/1.73 m ACR >30 mg/g 45 – 59 = 3a Â30 = normal or mild ‘ 30 – 44 = 3b 15 – 29 = 4 30-299 = moderately ‘ Â15 = 5 >300 = severely ‘ Patient Safety CKD Progression + Complications CKD and CVD eGFR <60 = Patient Safety Risk Blood Pressure Goal <140/90 CKD = ‘ CVD risk Drug dosing consider eGFR Consider BP goal <130/80 only if ACR >300 o Reduce risk of AKI volume depletion ACE-I or ARB for HTN if ACR >30 Consider lipid lowering therapy o o Contrast-induced AKI prevention Avoid Avoid ACE-I and ARB in general All >50 years o o o contrast or minimize dose Consider o Diuretic usually required 18-50 years at high CVD risk o isotonic saline infusion before, o Dietary sodium <2000 mg/day (h/o CAD, DM, h/o ischemic during, and after procedure Withhold CVA, 10 yr risk of MI >10%) metformin, RAAS blockers and DM – Target HbA1c ~7% diuretics ASA for secondary prevention CKD Complications Testing unles s bleeding risk outweighs eGFR 4 5 - <60 Anemia – CKD 3+ Evaluation if Hb <13.0 for o benefits Avoid prolonged NSAIDs men and <12.0 for women. Treat iron o Continue metformin use deficiency first. Use ESA to treat Hb <10 g/dl o (Target 9-11.5) or refer to nephrology eGFR 30 - <45 Acidosis – Bicarbonate goal >22-26 use o Avoid prolonged NSAIDs sodium bicarbonate 650 mg thrice daily o o Use metformin with close monitoring at o CKD-MBD – CKD 3b+ calcium, phosphate, 50% dose 25(OH) vitamin D, and iPTH. Supplement vitamin D deficiency. If hyperphosphatemia or * Confirmed for 3 or more months eGFR <30 significant iPTH elevation refer to nephrology. Avoid any NSAIDs o Avoid bisphosphonates Vaccination for Influenza + Pneumococcus o o Avoid metformin Nephrology Referral o Avoid PICC lines; use single and double lumen central catheters instead eGFR <30 or ACR >300 mg/g o o Monitor PT INR closely given increased o 25% decrease in eGFR (AKI or progressive risk of warfarin anticoagulation bleeding CKD may be difficult to distinguish) 0 o 2 hyperparathyroidism o Persistent hyperkalemia/metabolic acidosis o Recurrent kidney stones o Unexplained hematuria o Hereditary or unknown cause of CKD How to Evaluate for Chronic Kidney Disease Know the criteria for chronic kidney disease How do you classify CKD? (CKD). • Identify cause of CKD* • Abnormalities of kidney structure or function, present • Assign GFR category for >3 months, with implications for health • Assign albuminuria category • Either of the following must be present for >3 months: *Cause of CKD is classified based on presence or absence of systemic • Markers of kidney damage (one or more) disease and the location within the kidney of observed or presumed pathologic-anotomic findings. 2 • GFR <60 ml/min/1.73 m GFR categories in CKD Screen for CKD with two simple tests. GFR • “Spot” urine for albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR) to Category (ml/min/1.73 m2) Terms detect albuminuria G1 e90 Normal or high Serum creatinine to estimate glomerular filtration • G2 60-89 Mildly decreased* rate (GFR) G3a 45-59 Mildly to moderately decreased What if CKD is detected? G3b 30-44 Moderately to severely • Classify CKD based on cause, GFR category, and decreased albuminuria category G4 15-29 Severely decreased • Implement a clinical action plan based on patient’s G5 <15 Kidney failure CKD classification (See flip side) *Relative to young adult level. • Consider co-management with a nephrologist if In the absence of evidence of kidney damage, neither GFR category the clinical action plan cannot be carried out G1 nor G2 fulfill the criteria for CKD. 2 • Refer to a nephrologist when GFR <30 mL/min/1.73 m or ACR >300 mg/g • Learn more at www.kidney.org/professionals Albuminuria categories in CKD Category ACR (mg/g) Terms Why should you classify CKD? A1 <30 Normal to mildly increased • To have a more precise picture of each patient’s A2 30–300 Moderately increased* condition A3 >300 Severely increased† • To guide decisions for testing and treatment *Relative to young adult level. ACR 30–300 mg/g for >3 months To evaluate patient’s risk of progression and indicates CKD. • †Including nephrotic syndrome (albumin excretion ACR >2220 mg/g) complications • Because neither the category of GFR nor the category of albuminuria alone can fully capture prognosis of CKD References Inker LA, Astor BC, Fox CH, et al. KDOQI US commentary on the 2012 KDIGO clinical practice guideline for the evaluation and management of CKD. Am J Kidney Dis. 2014;63(5):713-735. Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) CKD Work Group. KDIGO 2012 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Manage- ment of Chronic Kidney Disease. Kidney Inter, Suppl. 2013;3:1-150. Abbreviations A Stage, albuminuria category; ACE-I, angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor; ACR, albumin-to-creatinine ratio; AER, albumin excretion rate; AKI, acute kidney injury; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; ASA, acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin); CAD, coronary artery disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease; CKD-MBD, chronic kidney disease mineral and bone disorder; CVA, cerebrovascular accident; CVD, cardiovascular 30 East 33rd Street disease; DM, diabetes mellitus; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; ESA, erythropoietin-stimulating agent; G Stage, GFR category; New York, NY 10016 Hb, hemoglobin; HTN, hypertension; iPTH, intact-parathyroid hor- 800.622.9010 mone; NSAIDs, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; PICC, peripher- ally inserted central catheter line; PT INR, prothrombin time, interna- tional normalized ratio; RAAS, renin angiotensin aldosterone system. www.kidney.org © 2014 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. 02-10-6800_IBE .
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