Geriatric Nephrology

Geriatric Nephrology

GeriatricNephrology is the branch of Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine that deals with kidney diseases. It is an emergent subspecialty of geriatrics. Patients who are alive longer may get diseases that accelerate chronic kidney disease, which regularly remains undetected until patients are challenged with the sudden need for dialysis.

Geriatric Nephrology aims to study and assess the clinical efficacy of total and regional bone densitometry in a large Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) population and to determine the clinical, biological, and radiographic variables that best identify osteopenia in CAPD patients.

Factors that Affect Geriatrics in Kidney Diseases

  • Age-Related Kidney Changes
  • Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR, rGFR)
  • Homeostasis Maintenance in Elderly Kidneys
  • Dialysis
  • Medications & Treatment Methods

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