Geriatric Medicine

Chronic kidney disease

Questions discussed in this category

In outpatient primary care settings, would you recommend routinely checking Cystatin-C as a marker of renal function in older adults?

3 Answers available

What is your approach to bisphosphonate use in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease and osteoporosis?

3 Answers available

What are some practical tips in distinguishing between metabolic bone disease due to chronic kidney disease and osteoporosis?

1 Answer available

Would you recommend AV fistula placement in a CKD Stage 5 patient who is over the age of 80?

2 Answers available

Papers discussed in this category

Kidney Int, 2019 Jan

Hemodialysis vascular access in the elderly-getting it right.

Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, 2021 Feb 08

Safety of Oral Bisphosphonates in Moderate-to-Severe Chronic Kidney Disease: A Binational Cohort Analysis.

Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension, 2022 Jun 10

Clinical utility of bone turnover markers in patients with chronic kidney disease.

JAMA, 2025 Dec 02

Discordance in Creatinine- and Cystatin C-Based eGFR and Clinical Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis.

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