VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guidelines

Management of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)


The guideline is formatted as an algorithm, with annotations:

  • Algorithm A - Management of CKD
  • Algorithm B - Screening for CKD

The guideline describes the critical decision points in the management of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and provides clear and comprehensive evidence based recommendations incorporating current information and practices for practitioners throughout the DoD and VA Health Care systems. The guideline is intented to reduce current practice varaiation and provide facilities with structured framework to improe patient outcome.

Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Hypertension

icon PDF Chronic Kidney Disease - Full Guideline [2008] (800 KB, PDF)

icon PDF Chronic Kidney Disease - Pocket Card [2009] ( KB, PDF)

icon PDF Chronic Kidney Disease Summary Guide [2009] (KB,PDF)

Chronic Kidney Disease Summary [PDA and PocketPC]