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==Overview== | |||
It is important to identify patients at risk for developing [[chronic renal disease]], even in patients with a normal serum [[creatinine]] levels. [[Chronic renal failure]], requiring [[dialysis]] or [[organ transplant]], can often be prevented with early detection and treatment. | |||
==Risk factors== | ==Risk factors== | ||
*[[Diabetes]] | *[[Diabetes]] | ||
*High blood pressure ([[hypertension]]) | *High blood pressure ([[hypertension]]) | ||
*[[Autoimmune diseases]] | |||
*Presence of [[proteinuria]] | |||
*Abnormal urinary sediments | |||
*Structural abnormalities of the urinary tract | |||
*Heart disease | *Heart disease | ||
*[[Smoking]] | *[[Smoking]] | ||
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*[[Hypercholesterolemia|High cholesterol]] | *[[Hypercholesterolemia|High cholesterol]] | ||
*African-American, American Indian or Asian-American race | *African-American, American Indian or Asian-American race | ||
**Certain [[DNA]] sequences like allelic versions of [[APOL1]] gene, of the West African ancestry, contributes to a several fold higher risk of some etiologies of [[Chronic renal failure]] e.g [[focal segmental glomerulosclerosis]]. | |||
*Family history of [[Chronic renal failure|kidney disease]] | *Family history of [[Chronic renal failure|kidney disease]] | ||
*Past history of [[Acute renal failure]] | |||
*Age 65 or older | *Age 65 or older | ||
Revision as of 14:26, 20 July 2012
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aarti Narayan, M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
It is important to identify patients at risk for developing chronic renal disease, even in patients with a normal serum creatinine levels. Chronic renal failure, requiring dialysis or organ transplant, can often be prevented with early detection and treatment.
Risk factors
- Diabetes
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
- Autoimmune diseases
- Presence of proteinuria
- Abnormal urinary sediments
- Structural abnormalities of the urinary tract
- Heart disease
- Smoking
- Obesity
- High cholesterol
- African-American, American Indian or Asian-American race
- Certain DNA sequences like allelic versions of APOL1 gene, of the West African ancestry, contributes to a several fold higher risk of some etiologies of Chronic renal failure e.g focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.
- Family history of kidney disease
- Past history of Acute renal failure
- Age 65 or older