The Veterans Administration and Department of Defense (VA/DoD) have listed criteria for the staging of chronic kidney disease. These are based on criteria from the National Kidney Foundation.
Criteria for chronic kidney disease - both of the following:
(1) duration of a sustained abnormality > 3 months
(2) one or more of the following:
(2a) structural renal abnormality by imaging
(2b) abnormal renal histology
(2c) GFR < 60 mL per kg per 1.73 square meters BSA, with or without kidney damage
(2d) albuminuria
(2e) urine sediment abnormality
(2f) history of renal transplantation
GFR in mL per min per 1.73 square meters
Description
Stage
>= 90
no kidney damage
0
>= 90
kidney damage with normal or increased GFR
1
60 - 89
kidney damage with mild decrease in GFR
2
30 - 59
kidney damage with moderate decrease in GFR
3
15 - 29
kidney damage with severe decrease in GFR
4
< 15 or requires dialysis
kidney failure
5
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