Updated guidelines on the management of CKD focus on early diagnosis and intervention, highlight diet, emphasize the review of herbs and supplements, and support the use of an interdisciplinary team.
offer a renewed focus on early diagnosis and intervention, and specifically specialty referral to reduce mortality and postpone the progression of both CKD and cardiovascular disease. Even when treatment with kidney replacement therapy is not an option, lifestyle changes can postpone disease progression.
Guidelines released in 2012 recommended that clinicians advise patients to maintain a body mass index of 20-25. The updated guidelines do not make this recommendation and refer to weight loss only for patients with obesity .that patients over 65 years of age with a BMI in the overweight range have lower mortality rates than those with a BMI < 25.
Pharmacists tend to be underused in the renal world. They are our go-to professionals when we have questions or concerns about a prescription, but they are also trained in the use of supplements and herbal remedies. I have seen patients withhold, colloidal silver, hibiscus tea, and more from their medication lists because they don't view supplements as drugs worthy of their clinician's attention.
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