Covid-19 (Sars-Cov-2 Infection) Information for Patients with Predialytic Chronic Kidney Disease

Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease are among those individuals at increased risk for developing more serious forms of Covid-19. This increased risk starts in the pre-dialysis phase of the disease. Providing useful information for these patients, in language that facilitates the understanding of th...

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Autores principales: Delfino, Vinicius Daher Alvares, do Nascimento, Marcelo Mazza, Barros, Jose de Rezende
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7479974/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32877492
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2175-8239-JBN-2020-S104
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Sumario:Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease are among those individuals at increased risk for developing more serious forms of Covid-19. This increased risk starts in the pre-dialysis phase of the disease. Providing useful information for these patients, in language that facilitates the understanding of the disease, can help nephrologists and other healthcare professionals to establish a more effective communication with these patients and help minimize contagion and the risks of serious illness in this population.

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