Renal Disease in the Elderly
Journal of the Korean Medical Association
;
: 258-267, 2004.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-179865
ABSTRACT
Aging is a normal degenerative biologic process that affects many organs, of which the kidney is one of the most prominently affected. Physicians who treat elderly patients must be aware of the decline in renal function that accompanies the aging process. The findings of urinary abnormalities or a decreased glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in elderly patients should alert clinicians to fully evaluate the renal function. GFR decreases steadily, starting in the middle age. Evaluation of elderly patients should include careful consideration of possible fluid and electrolyte disturbances. Acute renal failure is most frequent among the aged, mainly due to the comorbidities and the intervention they require. Diabetes and renovascular diseases including hypertension now ac count for most of the cases ofchronic kidney disease. The elderly are the fastest growing population of patients requiringenal replacement therapy in this aging society. This represents one of the great public health issues. A ging is a normal degenerative biologic process that affects many organs, of which the kidney is one of the most prominently affected. Physicians who treat elderly patients must be aware of the decline in renal function that accompanies the aging process. The findings of urinary abnormalities or a decreased glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in elderly patients should alert clinicians to fully evaluate the renal function. GFR decreases steadily, starting in the middle age. Evaluation of elderly patients should include careful consideration of possible fluid and electrolyte disturbances. Acute renal failure is most frequent among the aged, mainly due to the comorbidities and the intervention they require. Diabetes and renovascular diseases including hypertension now account for most of the cases ofchronic kidney disease. The elderly are the fastest growing population of patients requiringenal replacement therapy in this aging society. This repreents one of the great public health issues.
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Main subject:
Aging
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Comorbidity
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Public Health
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Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
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Acute Kidney Injury
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Glomerular Filtration Rate
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Hypertension
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Kidney
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Kidney Diseases
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Medical Association
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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