Nomenclature for kidney function and disease: report of a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Consensus Conference

S. Levey, Andrew; Eckardt, Kai‐Uwe; Dorman, Nijsje; Christiansen, Stacy; J. Hoorn, Ewout; R. Ingelfinger, Julie; A. Inker, Lesley; Levin, Adeera; Mehrotra, Rajnish; M. Palevsky, Paul; A. Perazella, Mark; Tong, Allison; J. Allison, Susan; Böckenhauer, Detlef; P. Briggs, Josephine; S. Bromberg, Jonathan; Davenport, Andrew; I. Feldman, Harold; Fouque, Denis; T. Gansevoort, Ron; S. Gill, John; L. Greene, Eddie; R. Hemmelgarn, Brenda; Kretzler, Matthias; Lambie, Mark; H. Lane, Pascale; Laycock, Joseph; E. Leventhal, Shari; Mittelman, Michael; Morrissey, Patricia; Ostermann, Marlies; Rees, Lesley; Ronco, Pierre; Schaefer, Franz; St. Clair Russell, Jennifer; Vinck, Caroline; B. Walsh, Stephen; E. Weiner, Daniel; Cheung, Michael; Jadoul, Michel; C. Winkelmayer­, Wolfgang

doi:10.1016/j.kint.2020.02.010

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Nomenclature for kidney function and disease: report of a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Consensus Conference

Published in Kidney International • Mar 9, 2020

Authors:

Andrew S. Levey

Kai‐Uwe Eckardt

Nijsje Dorman

Abstract

The worldwide burden of kidney disease is rising, but public awareness remains limited, underscoring the need for more effective communication by stakeholders in the kidney health community. Despite this need for clarity, the nomenclature for describing kidney function and disease lacks uniformity. ...

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Kidney disease

Medicine

Renal function

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