Muhammed Musthaque1, Kunhi Kannan2
BACKGROUND
To manage patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) optimally, it requires appropriate knowledge of markers and stages of CKD and early disease recognition. Replacing the terms such as Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), chronic renal insufficiency, chronic renal disease, chronic renal failure, the National Kidney Foundation, Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative has defined the all-encompassing term, CKD. An understanding of Estimated Glomerular Filtration (eGFR) is required as it is still considered the best overall index of kidney function in stable, non-hospitalised patients. There are multiple risk factors and co-morbid diseases, which modify the natural course and prognosis of CKD and alter the necessity to change the management. The present study is conducted to study the co-morbidities in patients with CKD.
The aim of the study is to study the co-morbidities in patients with chronic kidney disease.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
This study was a retrospective observational study on consecutive new patients with CKD who attended the dialysis unit of a tertiary teaching hospital in northern part of Kerala. 89 consecutive new patients with CKD who attended the dialysis unit of a tertiary teaching hospital were included. Co-morbid diseases, demographic data and eGFR were recorded.
RESULTS
Out of 89 patients, 63 were males and the remaining 26 were females. Patients belonged to the age group ranging from 35 to 80 years with a mean age of 54.42 ± 6.30. Among the various causes of primary kidney diseases, diabetic nephropathy was found in 47/89 (52.80%) of the patients, chronic glomerulonephritis in 19/89 (21.34%), hypertensive nephropathy in 8/89 (8.98%).
CONCLUSION
Among the various causes of primary kidney diseases, diabetic nephropathy was found to be the commonest followed by chronic glomerulonephritis in this study. Among the co-morbid conditions, co-morbid diabetes mellitus was observed the commonest, hypertension presenting the form of myocardial infarction, CVA, chronic pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure and peripheral vascular disease.
KEYWORDS
CKD, GFR, Diabetes Mellitus, Chronic Glomerulonephritis, Dialysis, Co-Morbid Disease
