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:
Last reviewed October 2012 by Adrienne Carmack, MD
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