Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the most common kidney disease in - TopicsExpress



          

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the most common kidney disease in dogs and cats. The magnitude of kidney dysfunction typically remains stable or slowly declines over months to years. However, it may not be necessary for the disease process responsible for the initial kidney injury to persist for progressive dysfunction to occur. Therefore, CKD is often described as irreversible and progressive. Patients with CKD often survive for many months to years with a good quality of life. Although as yet no treatment can correct existing irreversible kidney lesions of CKD, the clinical and biochemical consequences of reduced kidney function can often be ameliorated by supportive and symptomatic therapy. In addition, therapy may be designed to interrupt mechanisms that contribute to the self-perpetuation of progressive CKD.
Posted on: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:11:44 +0000

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