Alterações de IRC detectadas em exames complementares.

Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) defines chronic kidney disease (CKD) as either of the following for > 3 months(3)
a. glomerular filtration rate (GFR) < 60 mL/minute/1.73 m2
b. kidney damage as evidenced by ≥ 1 of
i. albuminuria
ii. urine sediment abnormalities
iii. electrolyte or other abnormalities due to tubular disorders
iv. abnormal histology
v. abnormal structure detected by imaging
vi. history of kidney transplant
Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) CKD Work Group. KDIGO 2012 clinical practice guideline for the evaluation and management of chronic kidney disease.KDIGO 2013 Jan PDF