Changing the current terminology in medicine--always a challenge. |
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| Authors: | Jorge B Cannata-Andía |
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| Institution: | Bone and Mineral Research Unit, Instituto Reina Sofía de Investigación, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain |
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| Abstract: | Since 1943, when bone metabolic disorders associated with chronickidney disease (CKD) were described as ‘Renal Osteodystrophy’1], the knowledge and scope of this disorder have experiencedrelevant changes and progress. The growth and the almost worldwidespread of renal replacement therapies (RRT) have largely contributedto the expansion and current daily use of this term among themedical community. As a result of changes in strategy, new activetreatments and longer survival in |
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| Keywords: | Mineral and Bone Disorders and CKD Renal Osteodystrophy CKD-MBD |
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