Kidney Numbers and the CKD Heat Map - Educate Your Patients

This clinician teaching card contains some important talking points that should help the clinician when discussing with patients the importance of knowing the stages of kidney disease and how the CKD Heat Map works.

Information contained in this NKF educational resource is based on data available at the time of publication. It is intended to help clinicians stay informed about new scientific findings and developments. This resource is not intended to establish a preferred standard of care and should not be interpreted as prescribing an exclusive course of management.
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