TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Assessment of Kidney Disease A1 - Dirkx, Tonja C. A1 - Woodell, Tyler B. A2 - Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 - Rabow, Michael W. A2 - McQuaid, Kenneth R. A2 - Gandhi, Monica Y1 - 2025 N1 - T2 - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2025 AB - Kidneys may incur a variety of injuries (Figure 24–1). Although some patients with kidney disease experience signs or symptoms such as hypertension, edema, gross hematuria, or uremia that may lead to its discovery, kidney disease more often is discovered incidentally or when screening individuals at high risk for kidney disease. The initial approach is to assess the cause and severity of kidney disease. In addition to a careful history and physical examination, evaluation includes (1) eGFR to characterize disease severity and, when previous eGFR values are available, discern kidney disease duration and rate of progression, (2) urine studies, and (3) renal imaging (usually ultrasonography). Select cases may warrant renal biopsy, particularly when glomerular disease is suspected. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/06 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1209235630 ER -