function (GFR) you have remaining, your symptoms, your overall health and other factors (such as the amount of albumin in your urine) will be used to help you and your healthcare team to: manage your health, monitor your kidney function and determine the type of treatment that’s best for you. Kidney function, symptoms and treatment Normal Mild Moderate Severe Kidney Failure Amount of > 60%* 45%-59% 30%-44% 15%-29% < 15% Kidney Function Symptoms No No symptoms Early symptoms Tiredness, poor Symptoms may symptoms observed may occur and appetite and itching include severe observed could include may get worse fatigue, nausea, tiredness, poor difficulty breathing appetite, and and itchiness itching Treatment Identify Monitor albumin Monitor albumin Monitor albumin and Monitor albumin and cause and try and GFR, and GFR, and GFR, and continue to GFR and continue to Options to reverse it pressure, continue to try to try to stop or slow the try to stop or slow the general health stop or slow the worsening of kidney worsening of kidney Monitor and well-being worsening of function function albumin and kidney function GFR Try to stop or Discuss and plan for Continue with slow down the more about treatment choice: dialysis supportive worsening of CKD and dialysis access, care, plan for kidney function treatment assessment for transplant or start options transplant, or dialysis (depending information about on symptoms)** non-dialysis supportive care * Normal unless is an underlying issue, kidney damage or albumin in the urine.
function (GFR) you have remaining, your symptoms, your overall health and other factors (such as the amount of albumin in your urine) will be used to help you and your healthcare team to: manage your health, monitor your kidney function and determine the type of treatment that’s best for you. Kidney function, symptoms and treatment Normal Mild Moderate Severe Kidney Failure Amount of Kidney Function > 60%* 45%-59% 30%-44% 15%-29% < 15% Symptoms No symptoms observed No symptoms observed Early symptoms may occur and could include tiredness, poor appetite, and itching Tiredness, poor appetite and itching may get worse Symptoms may include severe fatigue, nausea, difficulty breathing and itchiness Treatment Options Identify cause and try to reverse it Monitor albumin and GFR Monitor albumin and GFR, pressure, general health and well-being Try to stop or slow down the worsening of kidney function Monitor albumin and GFR, and continue to try to stop or slow the worsening of kidney function more about CKD and treatment options Monitor albumin and GFR, and continue to try to stop or slow the worsening of kidney function Discuss and plan for treatment choice: dialysis access, assessment for transplant, or information about non-dialysis supportive care Monitor albumin and GFR and continue to try to stop or slow the worsening of kidney function Continue with supportive care, plan for transplant or start dialysis (depending on symptoms)** * Normal unless is an underlying issue, kidney damage or albumin in the urine. dialysis