Kidney disease, chronic classification

Levey AS, Coresh J, Balk E, et al. National Kidney Foundation practice guidelines for chronic kidney disease Evaluation, classification, and stratification. Ann Intern Med 2003 139(2) 137-147. 

Modified from National Kidney Foundation Document. CHnical practice guidelines for chronic kidney disease evaluation, classification, and stratification. Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative. Am J Kidney Dis 2002 39 81-246. 

TABLE 23-1. NKF-DOQI Classification for Chronic Kidney Disease... 

For patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) the stage of disease should be determined based on the level of kidney function, independent of etiology, according to the National Kidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (NKF K/DOQI) CKD classification system. 

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). A chronic, remitting-relapsing inflammatory autoimmune disease affecting multiple organ systems, such as the skin, joints, serosal membranes, kidneys, blood cells, and central nervous system. The disease is very heterogeneous in clinical expression and serological factors. Autoantibodies directed against nuclear components ( - antinuclear antibodies) are typically detected. Anti-dsDNA, anti-Sm, and antiphospholipid antibodies are used as classification criteria. 

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