Chronic Kidney Disease Nutrition Education. This online activity will focus on learning the essentials of renal nutrition throughout the disease continuum. Chronic kidney disease ckd is a progressive syndrome in which the kidneys lose their ability to filter blood concentrate urine excrete wastes and maintain electrolyte balance.
As chronic kidney disease progresses your gfr number decreases. Diet counseling and nutrition education are recommended in the prevention and management of chronic kidney disease ckd and end stage renal disease esrd. It will help you educate your patients who need to manage their kidney health.
Ckd is an important public health issue that consumes major global health care resources.
Kidney disease stages 1 4. Health problems from chronic kidney disease ckd can be prevented or delayed by eating the right foods. It will help you educate your patients who need to manage their kidney health. This handout is part of the core set of nutrition education handouts every rd needs to support their patients.