TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 477. Chronic Kidney Disease A1 - Geary, Denis F. A2 - Rudolph, Colin D. A2 - Rudolph, Abraham M. A2 - Lister, George E. A2 - First, Lewis R. A2 - Gershon, Anne A. PY - 2011 T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e AB - The definition of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its different stages are outlined in Table 477-1. The term chronic kidney disease has been introduced to ensure consistency of terminology in relation to patients with sustained renal disorders, and to replace the terms chronic renal insufficiency and chronic renal failure.1 The definition of CKD excludes patients younger than 2 years whose renal function improves markedly in the first 2 years of life; therefore, a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) < 90 mL/min/1.73 m2 in a 6-month-old child may not represent any abnormality of renal function. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/18 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7046151 ER -