To prepare:
• Reflect on the clinical presentation of chronic kidney disease.
• Think about how you might diagnose a patient with chronic kidney disease. Consider the role that patient history, physical exams, and diagnostics play in diagnosis.
• Reflect on potential treatment options for chronic kidney disease including the implications of prescribed drugs.
• Consider the following patient factors: genetics, gender, ethnicity, age, and behavior. Think about how these factors might impact the diagnosis and treatment of patients with chronic kidney disease.
To complete:
Write a 3- to 4-page paper that addresses the following:
• Describe the clinical presentation of chronic kidney disease.
• Explain how you might diagnose a patient with chronic kidney disease including the role that patient history, physical exams, and diagnostics play in diagnosis.
• Explain implications of potential treatment options for this disease including prescribed drugs.
• Describe how patient factors might impact the diagnosis and treatment of patients with chronic kidney disease.