Question

A 50-year-old Aboriginal man with long-standing poorly controlled hypertension and type 2 diabetes presents with eGFR 30 mL/min/1.73 m² and heavy albuminuria. According to the RACGP National Guide, which statement best reflects CKD burden among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples?

Accepted Answer

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples experience a disproportionately higher prevalence of CKD and require earlier detection and aggressive risk factor management

Answer

CKD prevalence is lower in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples than in non-Indigenous Australians

Answer

CKD occurs only in older Aboriginal adults over 70 years

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Screening for CKD is unnecessary in Aboriginal people without symptoms

Answer

CKD is rare in remote communities

Practice question

A 50-year-old Aboriginal man with long-standing poorly controlled hypertension and type 2 diabetes presents with eGFR 30 mL/min/1.73 m² and heavy albuminuria. According to the RACGP National Guide, which statement best reflects CKD burden among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples?