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Symptom Management among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) experience high symptom burden, both physical and psychological, that is underrecognized and undertreated. The high symptom burden significantly impacts the quality of life for patients and their families. This review enumerates the various physical and psy...

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Autores principales: Rao, Seema Rajesh, Vallath, Nandini, Siddini, Vishwanath, Jamale, Tukaram, Bajpai, Divya, Sancheti, Nitish Nitin, Rangaswamy, Dharshan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8191745/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34188374
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijpc.ijpc_69_21
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Sumario:Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) experience high symptom burden, both physical and psychological, that is underrecognized and undertreated. The high symptom burden significantly impacts the quality of life for patients and their families. This review enumerates the various physical and psychological symptoms that patients with CKD often experience and guides in the management of these symptoms. This review follows the recommended international guidelines and has been tailored to suit the Indian context.