Chapter 4: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

Question 1

What is another name for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)?

Answer 1

Kidney failure.

Question 2

What is Chronic Kidney Disease?

Answer 2

A condition in which the kidneys lose their ability to remove waste products and excess fluid from the bloodstream.

Question 3

What are the most common causes of CKD?

Answer 3

Diabetes and high blood pressure.

Question 4

What is the main goal of treatment for CKD?

Answer 4

To prevent progression of CKD to complete kidney failure.

Question 5

What is the best way to prevent progression of CKD?

Answer 5

Is to control the underlying cause

Question 6

What means GFR?

Answer 6

Glomerular Filtration Rate.

Question 7

What is Glomerular Filtration Rate?

Answer 7

A blood test that determines how well the kidneys are functioning at the filtering blood.

Question 8

What is the best way to determine the stage of chronic kidney disease.

Answer 8

With the GFR.

Question 9

What is the Stage 1 of Chronic Kidney Disease?

Answer 9

Mildest form with slightly diminished kidney function.

Question 10

What is the Stage 2 of Chronic Kidney Disease?

Answer 10

Mild kidney damage, such as protein in the urine.

Question 11

What is the Stage 3 of Chronic Kidney Disease?

Answer 11

Kidneys are moderately damage.

Question 12

What is the Stage 4 of Chronic Kidney Disease?

Answer 12

Kidneys are severely damage.

Question 13

What is the Stage 5 of Chronic Kidney Disease?

Answer 13

End-stage renal disease (ESRD)

Question 14

What happens in the Stage 5 of Chronic Kidney Disease?

Answer 14

Complete kidney failure that requires dialysis or a kidney transplant to sustain the life of the patient.