Module 1: Understanding Chronic Kidney Disease (ckd)

The Medicare population with CKD is growing; more are identified earlier

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• Reference: USRDS Annual Data Report (NIDDK, 2017)

Trends in ESRD prevalence by modality, 1980-2015

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• Reference: USRDS Annual Data Report (NIDDK, 2017)

Diabetes is the leading cause of ESRD, followed by hypertension

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• Reference: USRDS Annual Data Report (NIDDK, 2016)

African Americans have the highest incidence rates of ESRD

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• Reference: USRDS Annual Data Report (NIDDK, 2016)

ESRD is very costly

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• Reference: USRDS Annual Data Report (NIDDK, 2017)

Delaying the need for RRT may be cost-effective

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• Medical nutrition therapy may prevent, delay onset and slow progression of CKD.
• Medical nutrition therapy may help manage CKD complications.
• Delaying the need for dialysis for even a few patients can have a great impact.

Renal anatomy, physiology, and functional assessment

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• Renal anatomy, physiology, and functional assessment
• IDENTIFY AND MONITOR CKD

Basic anatomy

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• Basic anatomy
• Kidney function
• Chronic kidney diseases
• Functional assessment to identify and monitor
• Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)
• Urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR)

• Topics

Kidneys

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• Kidneys
• Ureters
• Bladder
• Urethra

• Kidneys and collecting system