PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Sakhuja, Ankit
AU  - Hyland, Jennifer
AU  - Simon, James F.
TI  - Managing advanced chronic kidney disease: A primary care guide
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.81a.13046
DP  - 2014 May 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 289--299
VI  - 81
IP  - 5
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/81/5/289.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/81/5/289.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2014 May 01; 81
AB  - Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common disorder that requires close collaboration between the primary care physician and nephrologist. Most aspects of early CKD can be managed in the primary care setting with nephrology input. As the disease progresses, many aspects of care should be transitioned to the nephrologist, especially as the patient nears end-stage renal disease, when dialysis and transplantation must be addressed.