S1 Episode 6: Primary Care Screening and Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease
Drs Sparks and Bansal discuss the screening and treatment for CKD as a primary care physician, including testing, cardiovascular risk, new treatments, and when to refer a patient to a nephrologist. Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/971889). The topics and discussions are planned, produced, and reviewed independently of advertiser. This podcast is intended only for US healthcare professionals. Resources Estimated GFR Can Widely Diverge From Measured GFR https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/976533 Kidney Failure Risk Equation Works Without Race Adjustment https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/966313 The Kidney Failure Risk Equation https://kidneyfailurerisk.com/ Don't Routinely Stop RAS Inhibitors in Advanced Kidney Disease https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/943717 What Is the Role of Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists (MRAs) in the Treatment of Proteinuria? https://www.medscape.com/answers/238158-93529/what-is-the-role-of-mineralocorticoid-receptor-antagonists-mras-in-the-treatment-of-proteinuria What Is the Role of SGLT2 Inhibitors in the Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)? https://www.medscape.com/answers/238798-105205/what-is-the-role-of-sglt2-inhibitors-in-the-treatment-of-chronic-kidney-disease-ckd Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors: Safety Concerns https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/892957_6 finerenone (Rx) https://reference.medscape.com/drug/kerendia-finerenone-4000168 Cardiovascular Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.050686