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The goals of chronic kidney disease treatment are to:
- Prevent or delay progression of kidney damage
- Prevent and treat complications
Treatment of chronic kidney disease depends on its stage. Severe chronic kidney disease (kidney failure or end-stage renal failure) must be treated with dialysis (pronounced die-AL-uh-sis) or kidney transplantation . Treatment of less advanced stages may include:
Revision Information
- Reviewer: Adrienne Carmack, MD
- Review Date: 10/2012 -
- Update Date: 10/31/2012 -
