Progressive scarring of the kidney from any cause, resulting in chronic renal failure eventually terminating in end-stage kidney disease. (dialysis/transplantation)

https://kidney.org.au/uploads/resources/CKD-Management-in-Primary-Care_handbook_2020.1.pdf

<aside> 💡 GFR or eGFR <60 mL/min/1.73m2 for ≥3 months OR Evidence of kidney damage:

• Albuminuria
• Haematuria after exclusion of urological causes
• Structural abnormalities (e.g. on kidney imaging tests)
• Pathological abnormalities (e.g. renal biopsy) </aside>

Demographics

• ATSI much higher, 2x likely to have CKD and 4-5x more likely to have late stage

Aetiology

• diabetes
• glomerulonephritis
• hypertension
• polycystic kidney disease
• low income countries: also infectious disease, glomerulonephritis and improper medication use

Risk Factors

• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• CVD