Child health · UKMLA & AKT
Chronic kidney disease
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
Key high-yield points
- CKD = kidney damage or reduced GFR persisting >3 months
- Paediatric CKD is predominantly structural in origin - unlike adult CKD (diabetes/hypertension)
- Prevalence ~50-75 per million children in the UK; boys affected more than girls
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