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Texas CKD Task Force Issues First Report

The Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force, a team of experts in the fields of nephrology, family practice medicine, pediatrics, dietetics, transplantation, education and state government reports its findings and recommendations in “Addressing Chronic Kidney Disease in Texas.” (1.2MB PDF)

admin — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 22:23:42 +0000

Important Update for Texas Physicians and Laboratories

House Bill 2330, passed by the Texas Legislature in 2009, requires Texas laboratories performing a serum creatinine test on an individual 18 years of age or older to calculate the person’s eGFR (or an alternative equivalent calculation) and include it in their reported results.
Physicians who request a serum creatinine test are required to provide all clinical and demographic information needed to calculate the eGFR to the laboratory.
See HB 2330 for specific requirements and exclusions.

admin — Thu, 20 May 2010 14:54:43 +0000

Important Update for Texas Physicians and Laboratories

House Bill 2330, passed by the Texas Legislature in 2009, requires Texas laboratories performing a serum creatinine test on an individual 18 years of age or older to calculate the person’s eGFR (or an alternative equivalent calculation) and include it in their reported results.
Physicians who request a serum creatinine test are required to provide all clinical and demographic information needed to calculate the eGFR to the laboratory.

admin — Tue, 18 May 2010 15:21:29 +0000

CKD Facts Draft

admin — Fri, 14 May 2010 15:33:16 +0000

Almost 33 million American adults have kidney disease. Millions more are at risk, but most don’t know it.
More than 46,000 (8%) of the 576,000 Americans who have end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are Texans. ^{2, 3}
Average costs of treatment with dialysis or kidney transplant are $66,000 per patient per year.¹
The number of dialysis patients in Texas has more than tripled since 1990. (ESRD Network 14).²
Diabetes and hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are major risk factors for CKD.
CVD is the leading cause of death among patients with CKD.
Simple laboratory tests can detect CKD at early stages.
Early detection and management of CKD can prevent or delay progression to kidney failure and the need for renal replacement therapy (RRT).

¹ USRDS 2010

² ESRD Network 14

³ USRDS ESRD quarterly update, 4^th quarter 2009

CKD Facts

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Almost 33 million American adults have kidney disease. Millions more are at risk, but don’t know it.¹
More than 46,000 (8%) of the 576,000 Americans who have end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are Texans. ^{2, 3}
Average costs of treatment with dialysis or kidney transplant are $66,000 per patient per year.¹
The number of dialysis patients in Texas has more than tripled since 1990. (ESRD Network 14).²
Diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are major risk factors for CKD.
CVD is the leading cause of death among patients with CKD.
Simple laboratory tests can detect CKD at early stages.
Early detection and management of CKD can prevent or delay progression to kidney failure and the need for renal replacement therapy, (RRT).

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