Screening

Experts discuss key challenges in testing and diagnosing a patient with chronic kidney disease, especially for those who are asymptomatic. In addition, they highlight new screening approaches to accurately identify these patients.

Robert Busch, MD, discusses common screening methods to detect chronic kidney disease (CKD) and how he utilizes the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) guidelines in his practice.

The CDC update recommends ending screening strategies that require multiple clinic visits for sample collection, favoring 1 visit and automatic HCV RNA testing.

The CAPTURE tool was able to identify 50% of primary care patients with COPD who could immediately benefit from treatment; experts say, it's a start.