Theme |
Problems Involved with Dialysis Therapy in the Elderly Medicine |
Title |
CKD and aging (physiological changes of the kidneys in the elderly) : age-associated loss of kidney function and the methods to estimate renal dysfunction |
Author |
Kojiro Nagai |
Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokushima |
Author |
Toshio Doi |
Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokushima |
[ Summary ] |
The kidneys play an important role in water and electrolyte balance and acid excretion and hormone secretion. Structural and physiological changes are found in kidneys of the elderly, leading to a decrease in renal functions. The Japanese equation for estimated GFR is convenient and useful to evaluate kidney function in older adults. |