CANADIAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY COMMENTARY ON THE KIDNEY DISEASE IMPROVING GLOBAL OUTCOMES 2017 CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE UPDATE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS, EVALUATION, PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE-MINERAL AND BONE DISORDER

Purpose of review: (1) To provide commentary on the 2017 update to the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) 2017 Clinical Practice Guideline Update for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, Prevention, and Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder (CKD-MBD); (2) to apply the evidence-based guideline update for implementation wi

Gerrett Brief1, Tobias Lammich2, Edgar Nagel3, Sabine Pfennigsdorf4, Christoph W Spraul5, Selwyn Ho61Facharzt für Augenheilkunde, Dortmund, Germany; 2Neubrandenburg, Germany; 3Augenarztpraxis Rudolstadt, Germany; 4Polch, Germany; 5Geiselhart, Ulm, Germany; 6Allergan Europe, Marlow, UKObjective: To assess the efficacy and tolerability of a

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