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31/03/2021

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How fast does chronic kidney disease progress?

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Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

General Practitioner

MBBS
6+ Yrs

Chronic kidney disease usually progresses slowly, about half of the patients with stage 3 CKD progressed to stage 4 or 5, as assessed by eGFR, over 10 years.

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