Often, chronic kidney disease is diagnosed as a result of screening of people known to be at
risk of
kidney problems, such as those with high blood pressure or
diabetes and those with a blood relative with chronic kidney disease. Chronic kidney disease may also be identified when it leads to one of its recognized complications, such as cardiovascular disease, anemia or pericarditis."
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