Is screening for chronic kidney disease in patients with diabetes mellitus being properly conducted in primary care?

Jaquelice Aparecida LopesMariana Caroliny FerreiraAlba Otoni André de Oliveira Baldoni Caroline Pereira Domingueti

Published in: Jornal brasileiro de nefrologia : 'orgao oficial de Sociedades Brasileira e Latino-Americana de Nefrologia (2022)

CKD screening was more frequently performed via the GFR than UAE, a parameter analyzed only in a small proportion of patients. Therefore, CKD screening for patients with diabetes is not being performed properly in primary care.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
primary care
peritoneal dialysis
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
general practice
type diabetes
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome