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Palliative Care in Renal Disease

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Mr. Mario I. was 86-year-old man returning to nephrology clinic for follow-up of chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage IV/V in the setting of hypertension and presumed hypertensive nephrosclerosis. He had a history of uremia over the past 8 months with increased fatigue, somnolence, and anorexia; observed decreased attentiveness and increased need for assistance with activities of daily living (ADL) concerning to his wife; and it was increasing difficulty to control his edema and maintain euvolemia.

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Wasserman, J.C. (2013). Palliative Care in Renal Disease. In: Lerma, E., Rosner, M. (eds) Clinical Decisions in Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4454-1_33

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