A 58-year-old man is found to have a persistent serum creatinine of 150 µmol/L with an estimated GFR of 45 mL/min/1.73 m² on two occasions 3 months ap...

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A 58-year-old man is found to have a persistent serum creatinine of 150 µmol/L with an estimated GFR of 45 mL/min/1.73 m² on two occasions 3 months apart. Urinary albumin-creatinine ratio is normal. According to CKD staging, how should his chronic kidney disease be classified?

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Stage 3a (G3a) chronic kidney disease

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Stage 1 (G1) chronic kidney disease

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Stage 2 (G2) chronic kidney disease

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Stage 3b (G3b) chronic kidney disease

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Stage 4 (G4) chronic kidney disease

au-racgp MCQ (SBA): Chronic kidney disease staging

A 58-year-old man is found to have a persistent serum creatinine of 150 µmol/L with an estimated GFR of 45 mL/min/1.73 m² on two occasions 3 months apart. Urinary albumin-creatinine ratio is normal. According to CKD staging, how should his chronic kidney disease be classified?