PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Hebert, Christopher J.
TI  - Preventing kidney failure: Primary care physicians must intervene earlier
DP  - 2003 Apr 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 337--344
VI  - 70
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/70/4/337.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/70/4/337.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2003 Apr 01; 70
AB  - 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.