NUR 320 · Week 12 · NR-MS-048
Chronic kidney disease
It is staged by two numbers, not one — and the second is the one nobody measures. Most people with this disease will die of cardiovascular causes rather than reach dialysis, which is why its treatment has become cardiovascular.
Renal / GenitourinaryVersion v2.0Reviewed 2026-07-22
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