Rehabilitation of Dialysis Patients Series Editor, Nany G. Kutner: An Integrated Approach to Care for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: CARE FOR CKD PATIENTS

摘要: Although the Kidney Disease Outcomes and Quality Initiative (K/DOQI) guidelines serve to integrate multiple stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD), in practice, treatment over its progressive course may be somewhat fragmented. Because provision integrated care across disease, is likely advantageous for both patients providers, a conceptual framework which graphically depicts complex nature prove useful. The Life Options Rehabilitation Advisory Council (LORAC) proposes cycle diagram reflect chronicity complexity emphasize holistic perception notion that from inception worst-case scenario outcome failure. conceptualization can as patient teaching aid reminder communication, collaboration, cooperation are required among primary physicians practitioners each specialty areas address spectrum disease.