Episode Details

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) explained, including causes and pathophysiology, as well as symptoms and complications. We also look at diagnosis and treatment options. 

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Timestamps:
0:00 What is Chronic Kidney Disease?
1:45 Chronic Kidney Disease Symptoms & Complications
4:51 Chronic Kidney Disease Causes
7:20 Chronic Kidney Disease Pathophysiology 
8:14 Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology / Risk Factors 
8:53 Chronic Kidney Disease Diagnosis
10:30 Chronic Kidney Disease Treatment 

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References

1. NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS). Definition of Chronic Kidney Disease. Last revised May 2025. Available at: https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/chronic-kidney-disease/background-information/definition/ (NICE)
2. StatPearls. Chronic Kidney Disease. In StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025. Last updated July 31 2024. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK535404/ (NCBI, PubMed)
3. Wikipedia contributors. Chronic kidney disease. Last updated August 2025. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_kidney_disease (Wikipedia)
4. GPCPD (HEIW Wales). Prescribing in Acute Kidney Injury (AKI). Updated 2025. Available at: https://gpcpd.heiw.wales/clinical/acute-kidney-injury-in-primary-care/prescribing-in-aki/
5. Kidney International. Epidemiology of chronic kidney disease: an update 2022. Kidney International Supplements, 2022 Apr;12(1):7–11. Available at: https://www.kidney-international.org/article/S0085-2538(22)00518-X/fulltext (PubMed)

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