Chronic Kidney Disease

Doctors Lisa and Sara talk to Consultant Nephrologist Dr James Tollitt about Chronic Kidney Disease. We started by defining this and asking detailed questions on diagnosis, pitfalls to avoid, before getting his advice on risk stratifying patients and options for management. Excellent key messages with some easy practice pointers to take away that will benefit your patients and practice.

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Resources:

NICE CKD Chronic kidney disease: assessment and management (last updated Nov 2021, accessed Feb 2026): https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng203/chapter/recommendations

GP Notebook Deteriorating eGFR (how to spot accelerating decline in renal function and advice on how to approach this): https://gpnotebook.com/en-GB/pages/renal-medicine/deteriorating-egfr-in-ckd

The British Journal of General Practice: The National CKD Audit: a primary care condition that deserves more attention. Aug 2018: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6058639/

Ipsos MORI poll from 2014 looking at what the Public know about Kidneys: https://www.thinkkidneys.nhs.uk/aki/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Think-Kidneys-Report-270115-Understanding-what-the-public-know-about-their-kidneys-and-what-they-do.pdf

Liu et al. Accounting for Age in the Definition of Chronic Kidney Disease. JAMA Intern Med Oct 2021. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34459844/

Clinical Digital Resource Collaborative: Renal Disease Search tools (EMIS and SystemOne):https://cdrc.nhs.uk/resources/systmone-resource-centre/specialties/systmone-renal-urology-overview/chronic-kidney-disease-ckd/

The Kidney Failure Risk Equation (UK): https://www.kidneyfailurerisk.co.uk/

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