PMID: 18431925Apr 25, 2008Paper

Shall we recognize chronic renal insufficiency as a pediatric controversy?

Przegla̧d lekarski
Jacek A PietrzykDorota Drozdz

Abstract

Introduction in 2002 the new, 5 - degree classification of chronic renal disease which has been based upon calculation of glomerularfiltration rate (eGFR)--on the one hand took note of the problem of kidney injury and decrease of active nephrons' number which may accompany various renal diseases--on the other--allowed to define the risk factors, which include first of all--hypertension and persistent proteinuria. Chronic renal disease is diagnosed in each clinical case, where a decrease of glomerular filtration rate below 90 ml/min/1.73m2 had occurred with or without kidney injury or when a decrease of glomerular filtration rate maintains for at least 3 months on the level < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2. Delayed diagnosis of chronic kidney disease leads to manifestation of chronic renal failure symptoms and excludes an effective nephroprotective treatment. In the face of a large number of potential causes of chronic renal disease which may be encountered by a pediatrician, all children which are numbered among the high risk group--should have eGFR calculated--initially according to the simplest Schwartz formula. Setting of a diagnosis of chronic renal failure only on the basis of serum creatinine concentration doesn't allow to notice hype...Continue Reading

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