The number of patients diagnosed with CKD continues to rise each year. Those in the health care field need to work together to minimize the number of patients who go undetected until later stages of ...

Stage 2 CKD Stage 2 CKD occurs when you have mild kidney damage and your eGFR has dropped to between 60 and 89. However, your kidneys can still filter blood, and your risk of symptoms remains low.

Patients with chronic kidney disease had lower intakes of cereals and higher intakes of meats. Patients in CKD stages 1 through 2 had a higher intake of nuts and seeds vs. patients in CKD stage 4.

By taking the next step and focusing specifically on patients with stage 4 and 5 CKD in their new trial, Hung and colleagues "recognized this evidence gap in which we have limited data in patients ...