Fast Five Quiz: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Management

A. Brent Alper, Jr, MD, MPH

April 22, 2021

Severe metabolic acidosis is an indication for renal replacement therapy in CKD. Other indications include the following:

Hyperkalemia
Pericarditis
Encephalopathy
Intractable volume overload
Failure to thrive and malnutrition
Peripheral neuropathy
Intractable gastrointestinal symptoms

Additionally, renal replacement therapy is indicated in asymptomatic patients with a GFR of 5-9 mL/min/1.73 m², regardless of the cause of CKD or the presence or absence of other comorbidities.

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