TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Renal Disease A1 - Perlman, Rachel L. A1 - Heung, Michael A1 - Ix, Joachim H. A2 - Hammer, Gary D. A2 - McPhee, Stephen J. PY - 2013 T2 - Pathophysiology of Disease: An Introduction to Clinical Medicine, 7e AB - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that in the United States, more than 10% of people 20 years and older (or more than 20 million individuals) have chronic kidney disease. In addition, many more people suffer from acute kidney injury and other forms of kidney disease annually. Thus, clinicians of all specialties will encounter patients with renal disorders, and it behooves them to be aware of the various risk factors and causes of kidney disease. This is particularly important because with early detection and appropriate management, most forms of kidney disease to prevent or at least slow the rate of progression to kidney failure or other complications. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1100861860 ER -