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How do you decide when to stop routine laboratory monitoring in a patient with CKD Stage 5 who has chosen conservative management?

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How do you decide when to stop routine laboratory monitoring in patients with CKD Stage 5 who have chosen conservative management?

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Nephrology · University Of California San Francisco Medical Center At Parnassus
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I normally don't as patients often change their mind when they are sick. However, if the patient requests not to monitor labs then I would honor their wishes.

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