End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
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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?

  • Renal insufficiency
  • Acute kidney injury (AKI)
  • Renal dysfunction continuum (RDC)
  • CKD (correct)
  • 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)?

    <p>A program by the National Kidney Foundation to improve clinical outcomes for individuals with kidney disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CKD encompass?

    <p>The continuum of kidney dysfunction from mild kidney damage to kidney failure</p> Signup and view all the answers

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