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- Title
Chapter 1: Assessment of lipid status in adults with CKD.
- Abstract
The article presents information on a study related to the assessment of lipid status in adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and recommends evaluation with a lipid profile. Topics include determinants of dyslipidemia in CKD including glomerular filtration rate (GFR), diabetes mellitus, and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). Other topics include treatment escalation to achieve specific LDL-C targets by increasing the dose of statin.
- Subjects
TREATMENT of chronic kidney failure; CHRONIC kidney failure complications; DIALYSIS (Chemistry); HYPERLIPIDEMIA; KIDNEY transplantation; LIPIDS; ADULTS; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Kidney International Supplements, 2013, Vol 3, Issue 3, p268
- ISSN
2157-1724
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/kisup.2013.33