PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Richard Burden
AU  - Charlie Tomson
TI  - Identification, management and referral of adults with chronic kidney disease: concise guidelines
AID  - 10.7861/clinmedicine.5-6-635
DP  - 2005 Nov 01
TA  - Clinical Medicine
PG  - 635--642
VI  - 5
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/5/6/635.short
4100  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/5/6/635.full
SO  - Clin Med2005 Nov 01; 5
AB  - Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is often thought to be a relatively rare condition requiring specialist care. However, early CKD is common and referral of all patients would completely overwhelm existing specialist services. The purpose of this concise guidance is to inform general physicians and general practitioners about the identification and management of CKD, and who to refer for specialist care. Please note that the ‘guideline on management of Haematuria’ printed on page 639 of this article is incorrect. An erratum will be printed in the next issue.