Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Guidelines

Updated: May 26, 2023
  • Author: Pradeep Arora, MD; Chief Editor: Vecihi Batuman, MD, FASN  more...
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Guidelines

Guidelines Summary

Guidelines on chronic kidney disease (CKD) have been issued by the following:

  • American College of Physicians [49]  – Screening, monitoring, and treatment of stage 1-3 CKD
  •  National Kidney Foundation–Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (NKF-KDOQI) – Evaluation, Classification, and Stratification [4, 5, 51, 109] ; CKD mineral and bone disorder [88] ; lipid management [97]
  • Canadian Society of Nephrology [56]  – Initiation of chronic dialysis
  • National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (United Kingdom) [90]  – Management of hyperphosphatemia
  • American Diabetes Association – Management of CKD in patients with diabetes [58]