Chronic kidney disease: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

By Dr. Maria Doan, MD · 2025-05-23 · Nephrology and Urology

Our Nephrology and Urology team put together this overview of chronic kidney disease for patients and families.

About this topic

Topic: chronic kidney disease. A kidney failure that is characterized by the gradual loss of kidney function, present for a minimum of 3 months. CKD is classified based on cause, glomerular filtration rate (GFR) category (G2-G5), and albuminuria category (A1-A3).

Related care

• introduction procedure
• adenectomy
• selective-estrogen receptor modifying agent therapy
• surgical extirpation
• urologist evaluation

This article is for general information and does not replace advice from your clinician.