Albuminuria testing and nephrology care among insured US adults with chronic kidney disease: a missed opportunity

Background In chronic kidney disease (CKD), assessment of both estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and albuminuria are necessary for stratifying risk and determining the need for nephrology referral. The Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes clinical practice guidelines for CKD recommend...

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Published in:	BMC family practice Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 299 - 7
Main Authors:	Chu, Chi D., Powe, Neil R., Shlipak, Michael G., Scherzer, Rebecca, Tummalapalli, Sri Lekha, Estrella, Michelle M., Tuot, Delphine S.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 24.11.2022 BioMed Central Ltd Springer Nature B.V BMC
Subjects:	Adult Aged Albuminuria Albuminuria - diagnosis Cardiovascular disease Chronic kidney disease Chronic kidney failure Clinical medicine Clinical practice guidelines Complications and side effects Creatinine Diabetes Diagnosis Family Medicine General Practice Glomerular Filtration Rate Health care access Hemodialysis Humans Hypertension Kidney diseases Laboratories Medical care Medical referrals Medicare Medicine Medicine & Public Health Nephrology Nephrology referral Primary care Primary Care Medicine Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - diagnosis Research Article Risk factors United States - epidemiology Utilization United States United States > US Chronic kidney disease Nephrology referral Albuminuria
ISSN:	2731-4553, 2731-4553, 1471-2296
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