Abstract
Disorders of mineral metabolism (aka chronic kidney disease mineral bone disorder (CKD-MBD) or renal bone disease) occur frequently in patients with CKD. Understanding what happens to calcium and phosphate when the kidneys fail is key.
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Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) CKD–MBD Work Group. KDIGO clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis, evaluation, prevention, and treatment of chronic kidney disease–mineral and bone disorder (CKD–MBD). Kidney Int Suppl. 2009;76 Suppl 113:S1–130.
Steddon S, Sharples E. Clinical Practice Guideline. CKD mineral and bone disorders (CKD-MBD). UK Renal Association, 2013. www.renal.org/guideline/modules/ckd-mineral-and-bone-disorders.
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Findlay, M., Isles, C. (2015). Mineral Metabolism. In: Clinical Companion in Nephrology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14868-7_28
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