%0 Journal Article %A Christopher J. Hebert %T Preventing kidney failure: Primary care physicians must intervene earlier %D 2003 %J Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine %P 337-344 %V 70 %N 4 %X Mild chronic kidney disease often goes unnoticed until a substantial loss of renal function has occurred. Given the increasing incidence of chronic kidney disease, primary care physicians play a critical role in the early evaluation and intervention of patients at risk. This article discusses the key steps, with emphasis on patients with mild disease due to diabetes or hypertension. %U https://www.ccjm.org/content/ccjom/70/4/337.full.pdf