Podcast
Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson
Questions and Answers
What is the definition of end-stage renal disease (ESRD)?
What is the definition of end-stage renal disease (ESRD)?
- A clinical state in which there is irreversible loss of renal function, often requiring renal replacement therapy (correct)
- A state of mild kidney damage that progresses to kidney failure
- A condition characterized by reversible loss of renal function due to untreated acute kidney injury
- A gradual decline in GFR without irreversible loss of renal function
What term has replaced the multiple terms previously used for chronic renal failure?
What term has replaced the multiple terms previously used for chronic renal failure?
- Renal insufficiency
- Acute kidney injury (AKI)
- Renal dysfunction continuum (RDC)
- CKD (correct)
What does uremia reflect?
What does uremia reflect?
- A condition characterized by reversible loss of renal function due to untreated acute kidney injury
- Dysfunction of all organ systems as a result of untreated or undertreated end-stage renal disease
- Progressive and irreversible loss of renal function over time
- Dysfunction of all organ systems due to untreated or undertreated acute kidney injury (correct)
What is the Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI)?
What is the Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI)?
Signup and view all the answers
What does CKD encompass?
What does CKD encompass?
Signup and view all the answers
