Question

A 61-year-old man with type 2 diabetes and hypertension is reviewed in clinic. His eGFR is 55 mL/min/1.73 m² and urine albumin:creatinine ratio is 5 mg/mmol. According to NICE CKD staging, how should his kidney disease be classified?

Accepted Answer

CKD stage 3a with moderately increased albuminuria

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CKD stage 1

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CKD stage 2 with normal albuminuria

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CKD stage 4

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End-stage kidney disease

Practice question

A 61-year-old man with type 2 diabetes and hypertension is reviewed in clinic. His eGFR is 55 mL/min/1.73 m² and urine albumin:creatinine ratio is 5 mg/mmol. According to NICE CKD staging, how should his kidney disease be classified?