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Can somebody tell me why CKD stage 3a or 3b is no big deal?
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) | Last Active: Jul 20 5:57am | Replies (58)Comment receiving replies
Hi, I wonder the same thing seems 3rd stage doesn’t seem to be such a big concern to doctors, but stage 4 is panic mode?
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@redmax777 This is just my own personal opinion, as a "kidney disease warrior" for 20+ years. Kidney disease is not something that has a big focus during medical training. And the general practitioner does not get an understanding of just how critical kidney health is to the body as a whole. The impact of declining function is not addressed until critical values become critical. I believe if things were considered long before that point, there would be better outcomes, and less impact on a person's health.
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@redmax777 a big drop in a short period of time (from, say, 55 to 40) seems to be a concern, if it holds and doesn't bounce back up.